Gornal is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, taking in the neighbouring communities of Upper Gornal, Lower Gornal and Gornal Wood. It sits on the western fringe of the Black Country, between Dudley town centre and Stourbridge, and features a mix of traditional terraces, semi‑detached housing and small local shopping parades.
Historically the area grew up around coal mining and small‑scale industry, and that industrial heritage is still detectable in street layouts and older buildings. Today the ward is largely residential with community centres, pubs and local shops, reasonable bus links and nearby green spaces, and it has a socially mixed population with active neighbourhood groups involved in local projects and improvements.
Postcode districts covering Gornal
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Wolverhampton 5 miles8 km
- Dudley 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Walsall 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Telford 18.1 miles29.2 km
- West Bromwich 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Solihull 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Sutton Coldfield 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Worcester 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Cannock 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Redditch 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Tamworth 20.2 miles32.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Sedgley Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Gospel End Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- St. James's Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Castle & Priory Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Himley Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Coseley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Dudley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Kingswinford Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kingswinford South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Gornal
DY3 3BH, DY3 3XF, DY3 3XR, DY3 2FE, DY3 3XT, DY3 3BL, DY3 2UR, DY3 2EN, DY3 2TH … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 40 miles64.4 km
- Coseley Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tipton Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Gornal Ad
- A Park View Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.5 km
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Mad O'rourkes Pie Factory 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ely House Hotel 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Holiday Inn Wolverhampton - Racecourse 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Redwings Lodge Wolverhampton Central 3 4.7 miles7.6 km
Schools in Gornal
- Ellowes Hall Sports College Secondary
- Red Hall Primary School Primary
- Roberts Primary School Primary
- Straits Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 10 miles16 km
- Davenport House Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Villa Park Stadium 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 10.5 miles17 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.6 miles17 km
- Aggborough Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km