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Thinking of living at DY9 8UT? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollescote Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Rufford Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Hob Green Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 39% met the expected standard |
| Thorns Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Caslon Primary Community School | Primary | 1.4 km | 52% met the expected standard |
| The Pedmore High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.6 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thorns Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 4.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redhill School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| INNOV4TE Independent School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Blackwater Academy Stourbridge | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School | Independent | 2.7 km | 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DY9 8UT, 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 | Lye & Wollescote Crown Green Bowls Club | 770 m | 17 |
| Tennis | Stevens Park (Wollescote) | 720 m | 16 |
| Cricket | Wollescote Park | 900 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Pedmore High School | 1.2 km | 7 |
| Squash | Crystal Leisure Centre | 2.6 km | 6 |
| Football | Lye FC | 720 m | 5 |
| Golf | Hagley Golf And Country Club | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Karate | Allfitness Karate (L1) | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Dudley Wood Playing Fields | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Athletics | The Dell Stadium | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Central Snooker Club | 750 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Brierley Boxing Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Scuba diving | Dudley Water Sports Centre Ltd | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Five-a-side | Power League | 920 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | back2backfighting.com | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Karting | Full Throttle Raceway | 2.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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 Lye (West Midlands), about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 81k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is King Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 7); 29 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wollescote Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Cradley CofE Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is The Pedmore High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 39.6 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (7.7 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (12.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 200 m away; Halal Meat Lye (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chapel Street Medical Centre (400 m), with Day Night Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Platinum Barbers is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 4.7 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 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bethel Chapel is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Holly Bush Inn the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Christchurch Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Fitness 4 Less (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 24 km away.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.
37 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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