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Thinking of living at WV11 1RF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 750 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Wodensfield Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Heath Park | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 8.8% 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 |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moreton School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wednesfield Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbury School | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bushbury School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Park Lodge School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Chubb Safes Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 22 |
| Tennis | Wednesfield Academy | 1.9 km | 19 |
| Swimming | Wolverhampton Swimming And Fitness Centre | 970 m | 9 |
| Football | Wednesfield F.C. | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Cycling | East Park (Wolverhampton) | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Golf | Oxley Park Golf Club Ltd | 2.3 km | 5 |
| Squash | The Wolverhampton Grammar School | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 860 m | 1 |
| Basketball | REC Basketball Court | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Speedway | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Air pistol | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Shooting | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Wv Active Aldersley | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 5.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Heart & Lung Centre, 200 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 65, 69, 53); 25 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Trinity CofE Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Heath Park, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 49.3 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (3.2 km) and Queen Mary's High School (8.9 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 550 m away, with Bobbies News And Off-Licence closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tudor Medical Centre (900 m), with Fallings Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Friends Barber is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 1.1 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Food For Thought is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Bird In Hand the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 137 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Heath Town Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Wolverhampton Swimming and Fitness Centre (950 m).
26 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 29 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 2.4 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.