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Thinking of living at WS10 7NQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocker Hill Infant School | Primary | 550 m | – |
| Ocker Hill Academy | Primary | 550 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Holyhead Primary Academy | Primary | 900 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Jubilee Park Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Moorcroft Wood Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Gospel Oak School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 32.8 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Q3 Academy Tipton | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 36.4 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy Sandwell | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Tipton Green College | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Compass Community School Victoria Park | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near WS10 7NQ, 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 | Wednesbury Rugby Club | 1.7 km | 20 |
| Tennis | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 17 |
| Swimming | Wednesbury Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 12 |
| Football | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 8 |
| Boxing | Wednesbury Amature Boxing Club | 1.1 km | 6 |
| Fitness | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Squash | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Sandwell Flyers Gymnastics Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Centre For Oneness (neti neti meditation) | 890 m | 2 |
| Badminton | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Tipton Sports Academy | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Kickboxing | Wednesbury Karate & Kickboxing | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Karate | Wednesbury Karate & Kickboxing | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Cicada Sports | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Boulder Central | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Basketball | West Brom Basketball Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 40. 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 Wednesbury Parkway Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (550 m). The nearest rail station is Tipton, 2.7 km away, with 359k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Farmer Way, 100 m away, with a bus about every 38 minutes on weekdays (routes 23, 23A); 35 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ocker Hill Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Old Park Primary School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Gospel Oak School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 32.8 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (5 km) and Queen Mary's High School (5.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 1.2 km away, with H and J News closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Spires Health Centre (1.1 km), with Potters Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Ash Beauty Shop is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 3.6 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Cafe 148 is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Goldmine the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 163 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Gospel Oak Canal Linear Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Centre For Oneness (neti neti meditation) (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 22 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
15 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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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.