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Thinking of living at WV4 4DS? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warstones Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Springdale Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Woodfield Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Highfields School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 51.7 · 17.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Colton Hills Community School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 39.2 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Smestow Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ladybird Manor School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Kingsley Academy | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Progress Schools - Wolverhampton | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near WV4 4DS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hanbury Lawn Tennis Club | 470 m | 19 |
| Bowls | Penn Crown Green Bowling Club | 780 m | 18 |
| Swimming | Colton Hills Community School | 1.5 km | 9 |
| Golf | Penn Golf Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Penn Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Hilton Hall Playing Fields | 3.5 km | 5 |
| Football | Castlecroft Stadium | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Squash | The Wolverhampton Grammar School | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Table tennis | Woodfield Social and Sports Club | 830 m | 1 |
| Snooker | Woodfield Social and Sports Club | 830 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Merridale Boxing | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Kaos Kickboxing | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Fishing | J Sankey Angling Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wombourne Cricket Tennis & Bowling Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Speedway | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Monmore Greyhound Stadium | 4.2 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 St George's Metro station, a drive away (3.2 km). The nearest rail station is Wolverhampton, 3.8 km away, with 5.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Church Hill, 450 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 16, 714).
The nearest primary school is Warstones Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 54% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Woodfield Primary School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Highfields School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 51.7 · 17.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (2.4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (12.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 500 m away; Strictly Liquor (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Penn Manor Medical Centre (550 m), with Lloyds Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Hair Graphics is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 5.1 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: 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Subway is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Roebuck the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 21% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Woodlands Walk, 250 m away; for exercise, Kaos Kickboxing (2.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 30 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 3.4 km away (TEF Bronze).
34 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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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.