Tettenhall Wolverhampton

[Queenbee2709]

We are looking to move from Zone 6 London up to the Midlands to be near family. We have looked at the Tettenhall area in Wolverhampton - Can anyone suggest any other nice villages/towns nearby that are also worth looking at?

Oh, I love Tettenhall! It is probably one of the nicest parts of Wolverhampton.

I went to school there.

It's like a small village on the edge of the town, with little shops.

If you have children with an interest in football, they would like the area as a lot of the local Premiership footballers live in the area and you can see them out and about. I was in Tettenhall not that long ago and one of them was jogging towards me as I drove down the hill!

I also like Brewood and Claverley, but they are a little further out of town.

If you want to consider Shropshire, perhaps Much Wenlock, Church Stretton.

For larger places, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury.

Are you moving with children?

Hi thank you for replying! We have 2 children nursery and primary age so schools are an important factor.

What are your thoughts on the below areas - any to avoid

Penn
Codsall
Albrighton
Shifnal

Claverley is also on our list as there are a couple of really nice houses for sale there..

@Queenbee2709

Penn is divided into Upper Penn and Lower Penn. Upper Penn is the part which is clearly part of the town, with a major and very busy road through it. The houses are closer together and it feels quite busy.

Lower Penn is different, it's the part beyond the town and is a rural area.

Codsall, Albrighton and Shifnal are OK, but not as nice as Tettenhall.

Claverley is very picturesque and somewhere you might like very much.

Having said that, if I were moving to the area from some distance and had small children, I would want to be somewhere where contact with people was easy, allowing you to settle in quickly. There's something quite social about Tettenhall in a really nice way, meaning that you could feel at home quite quickly.

With the more rural areas you have suggested, you could possibly feel very much the newbies and a bit isolated. With Tettenhall, I feel that people would be speaking to you as soon as you went out to the shops.

Baked is a nice shop.

https://bakedit.co.uk/

If you went into somewhere like that in Tettenhall, you would come home with bread and cake plus invitations to playdates/the gym/coffee mornings, all sorts, just because you were in a shop and were chatting to people. Tettenhall's a gregarious place.

Re schools, Tettenhall College is a good school.

https://www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk/

For a family new to the area, I would recommend that they live somewhere where it's easy to make new friends, which is why Tettenhall is springing to mind. You can look into the more rural areas perhaps later.

You might like somewhere like this house, it's just an example, though.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146904590#/

I grew up in Codsall. Used to go back quite a lot when my Dad was still alive. Train station is useful for trips to Birmingham . Would be happy to move back there, still has a nice feeling to it. No idea what the schools are like now though. And I am always amazed at what I could afford if I did move back as now in the south east!

I love Tettenhall, it has a huge paddling pool, ideal for small children.

Shifnal is nice but I think it is a bit remote. Wolverhampton has a couple of theatres, cinema, restaurants.

Tettenhall has frequent busses so you don't need a car, depending on where you work.

Essington is nice for children but there is only 1 bus an hour.

I agree that Tettenhall is nice. Compton and Wightwick are nice districts as well, towards the edge of the city. If you travel along the main road it takes you to the picturesque town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire, but the town has no railway station.

Codsall, Albrighton, Shifnal all have train stations if that is something you would want to consider.

Much Wenlock is very pretty but small - it's about half way between Bridgnorth and Shrewsbury, which are some miles away.

I've never visited Claverley but there are a number of pretty villages outside of Wolverhampton in South Staffs. Pattingham is quite nice, which is about 6 miles or so away. Wombourne is quite popular as well.

Many schools in Wolverhampton have either a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating.

Thank you so much - this is very helpful.

Thank you - I saw some nice houses in the area so added it to the list.

I did look at Essington but it seemed a bit more remote - is Wombourne similar?

Tettenhall seems the fave with a lot of people I have spoken to!

Thank you - yes the schools are a factor. We have Compton and Wombourne on the list. We will be booking in some house viewings next week in different areas near Tettenhall - hopefully we will narrow our search as there are some lovely houses in most of the villages/towns mentioned.

Me and the DH WFH and drive so public transport isn't a priority even if the village is a bit remote.

@Queenbee2709

Will you be looking for new employment once you've moved, OP?

No I am currently WFH full time - there is an office in Birmingham if I need to attend (maybe a couple of times a year when senior management attend).

What's your budget?

My (late) Dad went to Tettenhall College and I was interested to see it's still going.
It's a nice residential area, in fact there are nice suburbs that side of Wolverhampton. I don't know what the centre's like these days but others may be able to fill in ..

Max Budget is 700k - although we would like to keep under this if possible.

Hoping we find something suitable - fingers crossed!

Newport in Shropshire? Nice small town, good community and schools, with Telford a few miles away for amenities.

Move to Shrewsbury - much nicer IMO

Hi OP, I agree Tettenhall is nice but please don’t discount Shifnal, Albrighton or Codsall. I really don’t understand when pps have said they are remote or not as nice as Tettenhall. I would definitely recommend you look around those places too. They all have train stations (I know you said you won’t need that but your children will as they grow up) and you would be in central Birmingham for work within 45 mins without the hassle of driving or congestion charges. The bus services are also good and plentiful.

Each of these places have nurseries, primary schools and Shifnal and Codsall have secondary schools (Albrighton children go to Shifnal), doctors and dentists. You are within very easy reach of the M54 (5/10 mins), all have an abundance of cafes, restaurants, pubs and are both within easy reach of larger towns and rural countryside.

Dont discount them!

@Queenbee2709

Are there any criteria which would be absolute musts for you, such as a nice garden, a certain number of bedrooms, detached etc?

Somewhere I thought I would add would be Perton.

I wouldn't say it was picturesque, it's an entirely modern village, constructed in the 1980s/1990s.

What it does have, though, is everything you need in practical terms within walking distance.

It has schools, medical centres, a library, a large supermarket with smaller shops around it in a precinct, a golf club and a gym.

Perton is where the edge of the town really peters out. Driving in one direction takes you into Tettenhall and everything there, that's true; driving in the other direction, though, will put you in the real full-on countryside within seconds and eventually in Wales.

It's perfect for many of the people who have moved there. Not quaint in any way, but intensely practical.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/149386481#

I'd say Wombourne is more remote.

If you have a car you are minutes away from the M6 and M54.

I live near Wombourne and it is further from the motorways but only 15 mins or so into the centre of Wolverhampton by car, and it has a good regular bus service into Wolverhampton and the other way towards Stourbridge and the Merry Hill shopping mall.
It has a traditional village green on which cricket is played, an old church, indecent shops, a library etc, and has some lovely walks and places to visit nearby - Himley Hall, Ashwood Nursery, Halfpenny Green Vineyard, Kinver, the railway walk, the canal network etc.
I would say it’s worth a look.

Thank you so much - Wombourne is staying on the list.

Thank you for sharing so much on Tettenhall and the surrounding areas - it has given us a number of things to consider. We are viewing houses next week and areas so will keep all things in mind!