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Thinking of living at WV10 8LB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Park Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 33% met the expected standard |
| Elston Hall Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Bushbury Hill Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Whitgreave Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 900 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Moreton School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.4 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston NEW Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heath Park | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbury School | Independent | 550 m | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bushbury School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| School of Coding AEP | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | The Pavilion | 770 m | 13 |
| Bowls | Goodyear Crown Green Bowling Club | 820 m | 13 |
| Golf | Oxley Park Golf Club | 1.6 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Wolverhampton) | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Football | Future Stars Football Coaching | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Aldersley Velodrome | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Squash | Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Basketball | REC Basketball Court | 910 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Fordhouses Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Air pistol | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Wv Active Aldersley | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Wolverhampton Boat Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Wolverhampton, a drive away (3.5 km), with 5.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Fordhouse Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 25); 34 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Northwood Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 33% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Whitgreave Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Moreton School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4.7 km) and Queen Mary's High School (10.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 350 m away; Whetstone Green Convenience Store (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Prestbury Medical Practice (450 m), with Bushbury Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Trim Barbershops is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 3.3 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
McBellas is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Keg And Comfort the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 16 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 203 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wingfoot Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
33 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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The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 3.5 km away (TEF Bronze).
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.