Wordsley North sits in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, immediately adjacent to the town of Stourbridge. It blends suburban streets and pockets of semi-rural countryside, with local shops and community facilities serving long-standing residential neighbourhoods and newer housing; good road links make commuting into Birmingham and Wolverhampton straightforward.
The area has a strong industrial heritage linked to glassmaking, and reminders of that past include the distinctive Red House Cone; elsewhere old institutional sites such as Wordsley Hospital have been redeveloped in recent years. Today the ward combines that historic character with a quiet, local feel - a mix of family homes, small businesses and green spaces popular with walkers.
Postcode districts covering Wordsley North
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12 miles19.3 km
- Wolverhampton 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Dudley 3.1 miles5 km
- Walsall 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Telford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- West Bromwich 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Solihull 15.5 miles25 km
- Sutton Coldfield 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Worcester 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Cannock 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Redditch 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Tamworth 22.2 miles35.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Kingswinford Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Kingswinford South Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Brierley Hill & Wordsley South Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- New Wood Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Amblecote Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kingswinford North & Wall Heath Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Brierley Hill Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lye & Stourbridge North Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Stourton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stourbridge Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Wordsley North
DY8 5SU, DY6 8LY, DY8 5SE, DY8 5BA, DY6 8PN, DY8 5DN, DY8 5AU, DY6 8PU, DY8 5EP … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 17.4 miles28 km
- East Midlands Airport 42.4 miles68.2 km
- Stourbridge Town Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lye Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Wordsley North Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 1.9 miles3 km
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- A Park View Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Brockencote Hall 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Mad O'rourkes Pie Factory 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The High Field Town House 10 miles16 km
Schools in Wordsley North
- Ashwood Park Primary School Primary
- Belle Vue Primary School Primary
- Dingle Community Primary School Primary
- The Wordsley School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Aggborough Stadium 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Davenport House Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Wyre Forest Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.2 miles18 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 11.4 miles18.3 km