Clayhanger is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, sitting just north of Brownhills and close to Walsall Wood. It occupies a mix of older terraced streets and later suburban housing and is bordered by pockets of countryside and former industrial land, so it feels both semi-rural and connected to nearby towns.
Historically the area grew up around 19th‑century coal and related industries, and traces of that industrial past survive alongside green corridors and leisure routes such as the nearby Wyrley and Essington Canal. Today Clayhanger is largely a residential, commuter community with local shops, pubs and community groups, with straightforward road links into Walsall and Birmingham.
Postcode districts covering Clayhanger
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12.2 miles
- Coventry 24.4 miles
- Wolverhampton 8.5 miles
- Dudley 11.5 miles
- Walsall 4.5 miles
- Telford 22.8 miles
- West Bromwich 7.5 miles
- Solihull 16.7 miles
- Burton upon Trent 17 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 7.3 miles
- Nuneaton 20.7 miles
- Cannock 5.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brownhills Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward 1.2 miles
- Pelsall Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stonnall Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Rushall-Shelfield Ward 2 miles
- Rushall and Shelfield Built-up area 2 miles
- Chasetown Ward 2.1 miles
- Hammerwich Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Norton Canes Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Bloxwich East Ward 2.6 miles
- Hammerwich with Wall Ward 2.7 miles
- Summerfield & All Saints Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Clayhanger
WS8 7SJ, WS8 7EF, WS8 7SZ, WS8 7SN, WS8 7SG, WS8 7RD, WS8 7RN, WS8 7RJ, WS8 7SA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.2 miles
- East Midlands Airport 28.9 miles
- Brownhills West Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Chasewater Heaths Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Clayhanger Ad
- Fairlawns, Hotel And Spa 4 2.7 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Cannock Norton Canes M6 Toll 3 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6 J10 3 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Lichfield 3 4.6 miles
- Calderfields Golf & Country Club 3.7 miles
- The Cathedral Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 3 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Birmingham North - Cannock 4 4.2 miles
- Barons Court Hotel Walsall 3 1.2 miles
- Premier Inn Cannock 3 4.1 miles
Schools in Clayhanger
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 4.3 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.7 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 6.8 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 9.1 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 9.4 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 10.6 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.9 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 11 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.4 miles