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 miles
- Wolverhampton 5 miles
- Dudley 2.1 miles
- Walsall 7.8 miles
- Telford 18.1 miles
- West Bromwich 6.6 miles
- Solihull 15.6 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 13.5 miles
- Worcester 22.5 miles
- Cannock 13.3 miles
- Redditch 17.8 miles
- Tamworth 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sedgley Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Gospel End Built-up area 1.4 miles
- St. James's Ward 1.6 miles
- Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward 1.6 miles
- Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward 1.7 miles
- Castle & Priory Ward 1.8 miles
- Himley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward 1.9 miles
- Coseley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Dudley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Kingswinford Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Kingswinford South Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Gornal
DY3 2AY, DY5 4UH, DY3 2QF, DY3 3BY, DY3 3DW, DY5 4TS, DY3 3BZ, DY3 3BA, DY3 2SN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 40 miles
- Coseley Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Tipton Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Gornal Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill-Dudley 4 2.6 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 3 2.7 miles
- Premier Inn Dudley 3 1.6 miles
- The Suites Inn Hotel in Dudley-Birmingham 4 2.1 miles
- The Suites Inn Hotel 2.1 miles
- The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf 3 5.2 miles
- Himley House Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- The Station Hotel and Banqueting 2.5 miles
- Ely House Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre 3 2.7 miles
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 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 6.6 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 6.8 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.2 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 8.4 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 10 miles
- Davenport House Estate 10 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 10.5 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 10.5 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.6 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 10.7 miles