Arley Lane Upper Arley, Wyre Forest
37 addresses across 4 postcodes (DY12), about 300 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 45703074.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 6, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wyre Forest costs £2,512 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 10% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kidderminster, about 8.4 km (5.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 22 to 53 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alveley Medical Practice, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (3); Flat (2). Built: 1950-1966 (4); before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (7); owner-occupied (3); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,512 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,954 | £2,233 | £2,512 | £3,071 | £3,629 | £4,187 | £5,025 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (24% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Upper Arley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Wyre Forest.
Listed buildings
- ARLEY TOWER, grade II
- THE GRANGE, grade II
- VALENTIA ARMS HOTEL, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY12 1XA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY12 1SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY12 1XB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY12 1XD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 37 addresses are between 22 m and 53 m above sea level (33 m on average); the ground rises about 31 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY12 1SQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DY12 1XA | 100% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| DY12 1XB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DY12 1XD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Hartlebury 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Upper Arley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 40.9 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alveley Medical Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Highley Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bewdley Dental Practice | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Highley, Highley Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Arley House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Moated site at Pickard's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Skeet's Rough | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Grove Coppice | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Lower Common | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bateman's Dingle | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bower Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Trimpley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 37 |
17 of the street's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wyre Forest: see them on the Wyre Forest page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Arley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pear Trust @ Upper Arley C Of E Primary School DY12 1XA | School/college/university | 40 m | Exempt | |
| Arley Arboretum Tea Room DY12 1SQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Weighbridge Tea Rooms DY12 3NF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2025 |
| The Harbour Inn DY12 3NF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (3); On or near Arley Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DY12 1XA: 23 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- DY12 1SQ: 8 addresses
- DY12 1XB: 4 addresses
- DY12 1XD: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DY12 and across Wyre Forest.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.