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Thinking of living at WV14 7AP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field View Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Woods Bank Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moseley Park | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ormiston SWB Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 42 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Matthias School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bow Street School | Independent | 1.0 km | – |
| WV2 Education | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| The Rowan School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Darlaston CA Crown Green Bowling Club | 890 m | 21 |
| Tennis | Grace Academy Darlaston | 560 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Wv Active Bilston Bert-Williams | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Football | Bilston Town Football Club | 610 m | 5 |
| Boxing | Wednesbury Amature Boxing Club | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Cycle Speedway | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Squash | Wv Active Bilston Bert-Williams | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Coseley Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Muay thai | Fearless Boxing Academy | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Wednesbury Rugby Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Five-a-side | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Dance | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Padel | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Tipton Sports Academy | 2.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 Bilston Central Metro station, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km). The nearest rail station is Willenhall, 1.3 km away.
The nearest bus stop is St Chads Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 34, 326); 30 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Field View Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (0.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (6.4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (6.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; Lifestyle Express (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rough Hay Surgery (1.1 km), with Brutons Pharmacy (Darlaston) the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Envy Hair & Beauty is 1.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 4.0 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Hub For Grub is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Brooklands Suite the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 175 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is George Rose Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Goals Soccer Center Darlaston (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 25 km away.
23 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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Every primary near WV14 7AP, 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.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
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.