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East Park
What it's like at WV1 2DS: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Priestfield Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (850 m). The nearest rail station is Wolverhampton, 1.9 km away, with 5.2m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Laburnum Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 53); 5 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is East Park Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 54% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is St Matthias School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 40.6 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (8.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away, with DNS Drink Shop closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mayfield Medical Practice (450 m), with Mayfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Harry’s Barber is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 1.8 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Go Kidz Go is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Ladbrokes Stadium the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is East Park, 200 m away; for exercise, East Park Paddling Pool (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 2.5 km away (TEF Bronze).
30 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Clock Tower | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Wolverhampton South East constituency: Pat McFadden MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,188 (27.5%), turnout 43%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 17%, Green Party 5%.
20 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WV1 2DS →
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.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 86 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.0% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.5% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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