Amblecote sits within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, on the western edge of Stourbridge and forming part of the wider Black Country area. It is close to the River Stour and local canal towpaths, so the ward combines suburban streets with pockets of green space and waterside walks.
Historically the community grew up around glassmaking and local quarries, ties that still influence the character of the high street and older buildings. Today the area is largely residential with a mix of Victorian terraces and newer housing, a range of independent shops, pubs and small businesses, and straightforward transport links into Dudley and Birmingham, giving it a practical, community-focused feel.
Postcode districts covering Amblecote
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 10.9 miles
- Wolverhampton 8.6 miles
- Dudley 3 miles
- Walsall 10.2 miles
- Telford 20.5 miles
- West Bromwich 8 miles
- Solihull 14.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 14.7 miles
- Worcester 18.9 miles
- Cannock 16.8 miles
- Redditch 14.7 miles
- Tamworth 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lye & Stourbridge North Ward 0.7 miles
- Brierley Hill Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Brierley Hill & Wordsley South Ward 0.9 miles
- Stourbridge Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward 1.1 miles
- Wordsley North Ward 1.4 miles
- New Wood Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward 1.8 miles
- Kingswinford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Pedmore & Stourbridge East Ward 1.9 miles
- Cradley North & Wollescote Ward 1.9 miles
- Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Amblecote
DY8 4LD, DY5 2XS, DY8 4PL, DY5 2ST, DY5 3JR, DY8 4FH, DY8 4HG, DY8 4BL, DY8 4EU … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.3 miles
- East Midlands Airport 42.1 miles
- Stourbridge Town Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Lye Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Amblecote Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill-Dudley 4 1.5 miles
- Premier Inn Stourbridge Town Centre 3 0.7 miles
- The Suites Inn Hotel in Dudley-Birmingham 4 1.6 miles
- The Suites Inn Hotel 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Dudley 3 2.4 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 3 4.2 miles
- Premier Inn Hagley 3 2.8 miles
- The Station Hotel and Banqueting 4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Oldbury 3 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Amblecote
- Amblecote Primary School Primary
- Glasshouse College Special
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 3 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 7.5 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.8 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 8.3 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 9.1 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 9.4 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 10.2 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.4 miles
- Wyre Forest Forest 10.8 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 10.8 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 11.1 miles