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Thinking of living at WS10 0EX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tameside Primary Academy | Primary | 200 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Park Hill Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| The Priory Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Mesty Croft Primary | Primary | 700 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Hall Green Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wood Green Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Phoenix Collegiate | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Joseph Leckie Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cherry Tree School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy | Independent | 2.6 km | 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Churchhill Crown Green Bowling Club | 750 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Wednesbury Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 13 |
| Tennis | Brunswick Park (Wednesbury) | 860 m | 11 |
| Golf | Dartmouth Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Football | Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Boxing | Wednesbury Amature Boxing Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Cicada Sports | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Phoenix Collegiate | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Fitness | World's Gym | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Sandwell Flyers Gymnastics Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | BC Tigers | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Wednesbury Rugby Club | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Climbing | West Bromwich Walking & Mountaineering Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Muay thai | Fearless Boxing Academy | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Queen Marys Grammar School | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Weight lifting | PureGym | 3.5 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. 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 Bescot Stadium, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 155k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Price Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 674); 25 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Tameside Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Delves Infant School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (3.3 km) and Queen Mary's High School (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl UK GmbH, 300 m away, with Friar Park Chemist closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Medical Centre (50 m), with Friar Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Halo Hair is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Buttylicious Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Friar Park the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 82% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Hall Green, 650 m away; for exercise, Pulse Soccer & Fitness (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
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.
29 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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| Abu Bakr Boys School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 2.6 km |
| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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