Tipton in Sandwell, England sits in the heart of the Black Country, roughly between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The town grew up around the Industrial Revolution, with collieries, foundries and chainsmithing shaping its landscape, and a dense network of canals still marking its industrial past.
After the decline of heavy industry in the 20th century Tipton became a mix of residential neighbourhoods, light industrial estates and canal-side regeneration projects, with a strong local Black Country identity and accent. One quirky historic claim to fame is William Perry, the bare‑knuckle boxer known as the "Tipton Slasher", and the town retains a proud working‑class culture alongside ongoing redevelopment and commuter links into the nearby conurbation.
Postcode districts covering Tipton
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 8.7 miles
- Coventry 24.7 miles
- Wolverhampton 5.1 miles
- Dudley 2.8 miles
- Walsall 4.5 miles
- Telford 20.5 miles
- West Bromwich 3.1 miles
- Solihull 13.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 9.9 miles
- Worcester 24.2 miles
- Nuneaton 23.7 miles
- Cannock 11.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Bridge Ward 0.5 miles
- Tipton Green Ward 0.6 miles
- Princes End Ward 0.6 miles
- Wednesbury South Ward 1.3 miles
- Castle & Priory Ward 1.9 miles
- Coseley Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Upper Gornal & Woodsetton Ward 2 miles
- Greets Green and Lyng Ward 2.1 miles
- Bilston South Ward 2.1 miles
- Tividale Ward 2.1 miles
- Wednesbury North Ward 2.2 miles
- Darlaston South Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Tipton
DY4 0JZ, WS10 7NF, DY4 0QG, DY4 8UR, DY4 9QR, DY4 0RU, DY4 9QT, DY4 7LP, DY4 0EU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 13.9 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36.7 miles
- Dudley Port Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Tipton Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Tipton Ad
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 3 1.5 miles
- Lucarelli Inn 3 2.8 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill-Dudley 4 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6 J10 3 3.9 miles
- The Station Hotel and Banqueting 1.7 miles
- Hotel de Vere Village Dudley 3 1.5 miles
- Premier Inn West Bromwich 3 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre 3 1.6 miles
- West Bromwich 3 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Oldbury 3 3 miles
Schools in Tipton
- Glebefields Primary School Primary
- Gospel Oak School Secondary
- Great Bridge Primary School Primary
- Joseph Turner Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Park Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Academy Primary
- Ocker Hill Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primary
- Silvertrees Academy Primary
- St Martin's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Pauls C of E Academy Primary
- Summerhill Primary Academy Primary
- Tipton Green Junior School Primary
- Wednesbury Oak Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 4.1 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 7.2 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 7.6 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 7.7 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 8 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 8.3 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 8.7 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 9.5 miles