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Thinking of living at DY8 3AE? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Mill Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Oldswinford C of E Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| The Ridge Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Old Swinford Hospital | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 59 · 29.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ridgewood High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redhill School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Haybridge High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 59.3 · 21.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hagley Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.3 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School | Independent | 1.2 km | 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy Stourbridge | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stourbridge Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 800 m | 11 |
| Bowls | Mary Stevens Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Oldswinford Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Stourbridge Golf Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Squash | Stourbridge Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 800 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Crystal Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Football | The Mere | 890 m | 2 |
| Horse riding | Sugar Loaf Fields (Roots Allotments) | 620 m | 1 |
| Racketball | Stourbridge Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 800 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Haybridge High School Sports Centre | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Full Throttle Raceway | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Trampolining | Boing Zone | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Rugby Club Pavilion | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Hockey | County Sports Hagley | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | County Sports Hagley | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | County Sports Hagley | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 Junction, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Snow Hill.
The nearest bus stop is Maple Close, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 88); 14 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Gig Mill Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Old Swinford Hospital, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 59 · 29.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (10.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is the Coop, 600 m away; Norton Off Licence (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lion Health (2.3 km), with Broadway Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Salon 2000 is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 6.9 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
St Michaels Church is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Stourbridge Lawn Tennis & Squash Club the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 57% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Mere, 900 m away; for exercise, Crystal Leisure Centre (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 28 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 55% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% are 65 or over.
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.
13 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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| Sunfield Garden School and Children's Home |
|---|
| Independent |
| 4.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near DY8 3AE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.