Cradley North & Wollescote sits in the southern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands and covers the suburban neighbourhoods of Cradley North and Wollescote. The area is largely residential, with a mix of older terraced housing and post-war semis, interspersed with local shops and pockets of green space such as Wollescote Hall Park, giving it a suburban feel while remaining close to larger centres.
The ward bears the imprint of the wider Black Country industrial past, with a history of metalworking and small-scale manufacturing that shaped its communities; today it’s more of a commuter area with links into Stourbridge, Dudley and Birmingham. Local life is anchored around schools, community centres and active residents’ groups that maintain parks and organise events, so despite its modest size the area has a strong neighbourhood identity.
Postcode districts covering Cradley North & Wollescote
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 9.3 miles
- Wolverhampton 9.6 miles
- Dudley 3.2 miles
- Walsall 9.9 miles
- Telford 22.3 miles
- West Bromwich 7.3 miles
- Solihull 12.4 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 13.7 miles
- Worcester 18.4 miles
- Cannock 17.2 miles
- Redditch 13.1 miles
- Tamworth 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hayley Green & Cradley South Ward 1.1 miles
- Lye & Stourbridge North Ward 1.3 miles
- Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward 1.3 miles
- Belle Vale Ward 1.3 miles
- Cradley Heath and Old Hill Ward 1.4 miles
- Halesowen Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward 1.7 miles
- Cradley Heath Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Stourbridge Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Brierley Hill Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Amblecote Ward 1.9 miles
- Hagley East Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cradley North & Wollescote
DY9 9AA, DY9 9DA, B63 2PQ, B63 2QU, B63 2RL, B63 2TH, B63 2RU, DY9 9BY, DY9 9DP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 14.6 miles
- East Midlands Airport 41.4 miles
- Lye Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Cradley Heath Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Cradley North & Wollescote Ad
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 2.2 miles
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 7.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 4.1 miles
- The High Field Town House 7.3 miles
- Toby Carvery Birmingham by Innkeeper's Collection 3 4.2 miles
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 7.5 miles
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 7.1 miles
- Hillscourt 6.4 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 8.6 miles
Schools in Cradley North & Wollescote
- Colley Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Cradley C of E Primary School Primary
- Wollescote Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 2.3 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 6.5 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 6.7 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 8.1 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 8.9 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.5 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 9.5 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 9.7 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 10.5 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 10.6 miles