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Thinking of living at WV8 2EP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 550 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Nicholas Church of England First School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Lane Green First School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Birches First School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Palmers Cross Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Codsall Middle School | Secondary | 650 m | – |
| Codsall Community High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| School of Coding AEP | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| Tettenhall College Incorporated | Independent | 3.8 km | 17.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Birchfield School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
Every primary near WV8 2EP, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bradshaws Padel | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Golf | Wrottesley Golf Club | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Express & Star Crown Green Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Codsall Leisure Centre | 820 m | 3 |
| Football | Future Stars Football Coaching | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Tettenhall College | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Wv Active Aldersley | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Wolverhampton Boat Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Kart Track | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Wv Active Aldersley | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Fordhouses Cricket Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Air pistol | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Target rifle | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Shooting | National Indoor Shooting Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Wolverhampton Racecourse | 4.4 km | 1 |
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 Codsall, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 136k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Histons Hill, 350 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 18); 6 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Codsall Middle School, 650 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 550 m away; News Express (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Russell House Surgery (550 m), with Birches Bridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Daydreams is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 7.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Comptons Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Codsall Station the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Wheel Field, 450 m away; for exercise, Codsall Leisure Center (800 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 36 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.
36 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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