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Thinking of living at WV1 4AS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Park Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Dunstall Hill Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Woden Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton | Primary | 1.3 km | 89% met the expected standard |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 53.7 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wolverhampton Girls' High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 75.4 · 50.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edmund's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 40.4 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park Lodge School | Independent | 350 m | – |
| Progress Schools - Wolverhampton | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Stile Crown Green Bowling Club | 140 m | 20 |
| Tennis | West Park (Wolverhampton) | 410 m | 20 |
| Swimming | Central Baths | 540 m | 9 |
| Golf | Oxley Park Golf Club Ltd | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Football | Wolves Megastore | 280 m | 6 |
| Cycling | Aldersley Velodrome | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Squash | The Wolverhampton Grammar School | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Penn Cricket Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Kaos Kickboxing | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Merridale Boxing | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Air pistol | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Shooting | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Wv Active Aldersley | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | REC Basketball Court | 2.2 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 Pipers Row Metro station, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km). The nearest rail station is Wolverhampton, 1.1 km away, with 5.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Dunkley Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 6A, 763); 73 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
50% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is West Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Bushbury Lane Academy (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Thomas Telford University Technical College, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 53.7 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (1.4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (10.8 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 350 m away, with Papa Mini Market closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leicester Street Medical Centre (250 m), with Staveley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, K2 barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 2.8 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Daffodil's is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Stile (Polish Restaurant) the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 128 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 39% flats and 9% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Dunstall Peace Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Tennis Courts (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 31 km away.
49 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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| Wolverhampton Grammar School | Independent | 1.3 km | 43% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 42% socially.
It's young: 30% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 24% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 650 m 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.