Darlaston is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England, and sits within the industrial heartland known as the Black Country. Its landscape and street pattern still reflect a 19th and early 20th‑century manufacturing past - coal mining, foundries and lock‑and‑chain making were once dominant - and the town is crossed by historic canals such as the Walsall Canal that carried goods in the industrial era.
Today Darlaston is a largely residential and light‑industrial area with ongoing regeneration projects, local shops and community facilities, plus parks and canal towpaths that are popular for walks. Good road links give easy access to neighbouring centres such as Walsall and Birmingham, and the town retains a strong working‑class identity and community spirit visible in its social clubs and civic life.
Postcode districts covering Darlaston
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 9.7 miles
- Coventry 25 miles
- Wolverhampton 4.2 miles
- Dudley 5.3 miles
- Walsall 2.6 miles
- Telford 20.2 miles
- West Bromwich 3.4 miles
- Solihull 14.4 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23.2 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 8.9 miles
- Nuneaton 23.1 miles
- Cannock 9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Darlaston South Ward 0.5 miles
- Bentley and Darlaston North Ward 0.8 miles
- Wednesbury North Ward 0.9 miles
- Wednesbury Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Willenhall South Ward 1.4 miles
- Pleck Ward 1.4 miles
- Bilston South Ward 1.6 miles
- Bilston Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bilston North Ward 1.8 miles
- Friar Park Ward 1.9 miles
- Willenhall Built-up area 2 miles
- Wednesbury South Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Darlaston
WS10 7TH, WS10 8HG, WS10 8XU, WS10 7SE, WS10 9TR, WS10 8RU, WS10 9LJ, WS10 8SX, WS10 8LH … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 14.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 34.6 miles
- Bescot Stadium Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Walsall Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Darlaston Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6 J10 3 1.3 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 3 1.4 miles
- Premier Inn Walsall 3 0.8 miles
- Walsall (M6, J10) 3 0.9 miles
- Lucarelli Inn 3 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Walsall M6 JCT 10 3 1.4 miles
- Novotel Wolverhampton City Centre Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Premier Inn Walsall Town Centre 3 2.3 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 3 4.1 miles
- Ely House Hotel 3 4.7 miles
Schools in Darlaston
- Grace Academy Darlaston Secondary
- Kings Hill Primary School Primary
- Old Church C of E C Primary School Primary
- Pinfold Street Primary School Primary
- Salisbury Primary School Primary
- Woods Bank Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 5.1 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 5.2 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 6.3 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 7.5 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 8.4 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 8.4 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 9.5 miles
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 10 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 10.2 miles