Blenheim Road Willenhall, Walsall
25 addresses across 3 postcodes (WV12), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41901646.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £73,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, D: 5, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in Walsall costs £2,627 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bloxwich, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 142 to 143 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is New Invention Health Centre, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £73,000 | £73,000 | £73,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £126,250 | £62,500 | £190,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £106,000 | £62,000 | £150,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £149,995 | £149,995 | £149,995 |
| 2015 | 2 | £115,250 | £85,500 | £145,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £137,750 | £133,500 | £142,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | 13 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2025 | 19 WV12 4RY | Other | £105,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Mar 2025 | 24 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £173,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2024 | 24 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Apr 2023 | 12 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 20 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2021 | 2 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 15 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Nov 2019 | 15 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £62,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 8 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 20 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2017 | 9 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £62,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 18 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £149,995 | |
| 21 Aug 2015 | 2 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 8 May 2015 | 1 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £85,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2012 | 22 WV12 4RY | Detached | £133,500 | |
| 18 May 2012 | 8 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2011 | 26 WV12 4RY | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2010 | 2 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2010 | 12 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £135,500 | |
| 2 Feb 2005 | 19 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £63,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 7 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £83,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2004 | 1 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2001 | 13 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £39,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Oct 2000 | 10 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 23 Dec 1998 | 13 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £25,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 1998 | 1 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £34,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 1998 | 6 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £58,500 | |
| 14 Nov 1997 | 19 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £32,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Nov 1996 | 12 WV12 4RY | Semi-detached | £55,250 | |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 17 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £26,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 1 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £24,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jan 1995 | 1 WV12 4RY | Flat or maisonette | £20,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (7); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1967-1975 (7); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Walsall in 2026-27: Band D £2,627 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,752 | £2,044 | £2,336 | £2,627 | £3,211 | £3,795 | £4,379 | £5,255 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (64% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 161 Broad Lane South Wolverhampton WV11 3SB: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- 436 Lichfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 3HF: up to 1 home, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 17 Ryan Avenue: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- 22 Reynolds Walk Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 2QD, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 21 Reynolds Walk Wolverhampton WV11 2QD, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND BETWEEN TESCO EXPRESS, HIGH ROAD, AND 15, SHORT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV12 4JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Land rear of 20-22 Southall Road (Garage Site B) WV11 2PZ, completed (880 m (0.5 miles))
- New Invention Workings Mens Victory Club, Lichfield Road, New Invention WV12 5BB: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV12 4RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV12 4SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV12 4SD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 142 m and 143 m above sea level (142 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV12 4RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV12 4SB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV12 4SD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howe Crescent Lane Head | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | Woodhouse Fold Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Invention Health Centre | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Pharmacy | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Wednesfield Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Stubby Lane, Wednesfield | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whiston Avenue Allotment Site 1,590 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Allen's Rough | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Rough Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Sneyd Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| The Clumps | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Sandy Flatts | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 25 |
2 of the street's 25 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 Walsall: see them on the Walsall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Hayes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 m | Requires improvement (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pool Hayes Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New Invention Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| New Invention Learning Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Coppice Performing Arts School | Secondary | 11–18 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oak Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lane Head Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Perry Hall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Short Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rosedale Church of England C Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool Hayes Primary School WV12 4RX | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Alyssa's Bakery WV12 5SX | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Jolly Collier WV12 4QG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 20 Sep 2017 |
| Pizza by Carlos WV12 5TL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Amery Unionist Club WV12 5RY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 May 2012 |
| The Broadway WV12 5UJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Lifestyle Express Eric's Convenienc WV12 5TL | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| The Spread Eagle WV11 3SD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bridgnorth Grove (7); On or near Blenheim Road (4); On or near Burleigh Close (4); On or near Kensington Road (3); On or near Barmouth Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- WV12 4RY: 23 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- WV12 4SB: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- WV12 4SD: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Burleigh Close · Ludlow Close · Rothesay Way · Edinburgh Drive · Bridgnorth Grove · Pembroke Close · Cardigan Drive · Woburn Avenue · Menai Close · Farbrook Way · Kensington Road · Stirling Crescent
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.