Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at WV6 7NB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perton First School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Perton Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Woodthorne Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School | Primary | 1.9 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Perton Middle School | Secondary | 800 m | – |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 36.5 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Smestow Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Codsall Middle School | Secondary | 2.9 km | – |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tettenhall College Incorporated | Independent | 2.5 km | 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aurora Cedars School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Newbridge Preparatory School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bradshaws Padel | 680 m | 14 |
| Golf | The Mount Golf And Country Club | 1.6 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Express & Star Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Swimming | The King'S Ce School | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Squash | Tettenhall College | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Football | Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Wv Active Aldersley | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Wv Active Aldersley | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Wolverhampton Boat Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Air pistol | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Shooting | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fishing | J Sankey Angling Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Kaos Kickboxing | 4.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Bilbrook, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 139k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Stephenson Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 10A, 10, 18); 21 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
The nearest primary school is Perton First School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Perton Middle School, 800 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 750 m away, with Pear And Partridge closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lakeside (650 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Jimmy Trims- Barber Shop is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 8.5 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.
Flamingo Pink is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Dangerous Sheep Events At Perton Civic Centre the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 58 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 224 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Perton Fields, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground (3.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 36 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
4 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 WV6 7NB, 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.
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.