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Thinking of living at WV11 1TS? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesfield Technology Primary | Primary | 150 m | – |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 500 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Edward the Elder Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Wodensfield Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wednesfield Academy | Secondary | 500 m | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heath Park | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 49.3 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pool Hayes Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Matthias School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| WV2 Education | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Woodbury School | Independent | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wednesfield Cons Crown Green Bowling Club | 290 m | 21 |
| Tennis | Wednesfield Academy | 530 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Wolverhampton Swimming And Fitness Centre | 1.3 km | 9 |
| Football | Wednesfield F.C. | 620 m | 5 |
| Cycling | Wednesfield Cycle Speedway Track | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Golf | Oxley Park Golf Club Ltd | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Shooting | Double Deuce Firing Range | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Running | Essington Harriers Running Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | REC Basketball Court | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Speedway | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Willenhall Rugby Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Motocross | MX Academy | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Wv Active Bilston Bert-Williams | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 4.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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 Willenhall, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km).
The nearest bus stop is Chadsway School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 59, 25, 9, 65); 111 departures an hour from the 13 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 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Wednesfield Technology Primary, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Oak Meadow Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Wednesfield Academy, 500 m away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (5.6 km) and Queen Mary's High School (6.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 300 m away, with Premier Wednesfield Convenience Store closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Griffiths Drive Medical Practice (1.6 km), with Crest Pharmacy-Alfred Squire the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Angel Beauty is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 1.4 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: 26 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
The Penguin Cafe Wednesfield is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Vine Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 193 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Wednesfield Park, 400 m away; for exercise, PureGym (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 27 km away.
37 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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| Bushbury School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 3.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near WV11 1TS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 3.7 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.