Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at WS6 7LJ? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
16 crimes recorded on Falcon Close in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–50%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy | Primary | 400 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Glenthorne Community Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Moat Hall Primary Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Landywood Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Cheslyn Hay Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Great Wyrley Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 39 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cannock Chase High School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.6 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walsall Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Great Oaks College | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 1.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbury School | Independent | 6.4 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Cheslyn Hay Crown Green Bowling Club | 770 m | 9 |
| Tennis | Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre | 410 m | 4 |
| Swimming | Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre | 410 m | 3 |
| Golf | Fishley Park Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Football | Hawkins Sports & Social Club Sporting Grounds | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Quinton Skate Park | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Great Wyrley Table Tennis Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Willenhall Rugby Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Cannock Cricket & Hockey Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Chase Park | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Running | Essington Harriers Running Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Wednesfield Cycle Speedway Track | 5.0 km | 1 |
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 Landywood, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Hatherton Street, 250 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 70, 71, 803); 9 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (14 by car).
The nearest primary school is Cheslyn Hay Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cheslyn Hay Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Kingsmead School (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (8.8 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (10.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 450 m away; The Sweet Spot (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Nile Practice (300 m), with Stevenson Chemist the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Village Barbers is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 8.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Hawa Spice is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Colliers Arms the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Longford Park, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Cheslyn Hay Leisure Centre (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 30 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
22 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Cheslyn Hay · Compare a shortlist
| Bushbury School | Independent | 6.4 km | – |
|---|
Every primary near WS6 7LJ, 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.
It's an older community: 25% 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.