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Thinking of living at DY5 3FF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawbush Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Brook Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Amblecote Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| The Wordsley School | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| Thorns Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Crestwood School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redhill School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgewood High School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sunny Hill School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Blackwater Academy Stourbridge | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School | Independent | 3.1 km | 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DY5 3FF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Dudley Metropolitan Borough Employees Club Dudley Dell Crown Green Bowling Club | 920 m | 17 |
| Tennis | The Wordsley School | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Swimming | The Wordsley School | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Stourbridge Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Karate | Allfitness Karate (L1) | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Dudley) | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Football | Lye FC | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Brierley Boxing Club | 480 m | 2 |
| Snooker | Moor Pool & Snooker (L1) | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Rugby Club Pavilion | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Trampolining | Boing Zone | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Karting | Full Throttle Raceway | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Stourbridge Arm Canoe Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | The Dell Stadium | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Stourbridge Town, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 379k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Kidderminster.
The nearest bus stop is Hawbush Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (route 6); 29 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hawbush Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Wordsley School, 950 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (10 km) and Wolverhampton Girls' High School (13.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 800 m away, with Shell Brierley Hill Service Station closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Withymoor Surgery (750 m), with Withymoor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Jimmy Trims is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 4.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Hawbush Community Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The New Wellington the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Culverhouse Drive Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Brierley Boxing Club (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 26 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
20 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.