Blissgate Road Bliss Gate, Wyre Forest
55 addresses across 5 postcodes (DY14), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 45700105.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 3, C: 1, D: 5, E: 6, F: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 F; Band D in Wyre Forest costs £2,512 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kidderminster, about 9.8 km (6.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Millennium Green, is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 168 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bewdley Medical Centre, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 164 m². Most common: House, detached (13); Bungalow, detached (5); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (9); 2020 (2); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- April Cottage, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Cross Bank Farm, Bliss Gate Road, Callow Hill, Rock
- Greenfields, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Oak Cottage, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate
- Primrose Cottage, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Rose Cottage, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Rushmere, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Spring House, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- The Briars, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- The Coach House. Berwyn House, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- The Steps, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
- Willow Acre, Bliss Gate Road, Bliss Gate, Rock
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 F (27% of about 560 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)
- Bliss Gate Inn: up to 6 homes, pending decision (850 m (0.5 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, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY14 9XS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DY14 9XU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY14 9XT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY14 9YA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY14 9XR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 128 m and 168 m above sea level (144 m on average); the ground rises about 40 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY14 9XR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY14 9XS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY14 9XT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY14 9XU | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| DY14 9YA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Hartlebury 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Forester Callow Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 44 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bewdley Medical Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Peak Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bewdley Dental Practice | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Londis Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Millennium Green 2.3 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Callow Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Woodward's Coppice | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Blissgate Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lane End Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Park Dingle | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 55 |
10 of the street's 55 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Forester Inn DY14 9XW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band E, house, detached (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DY14 9XS: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- DY14 9XU: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- DY14 9XT: 9 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- DY14 9YA: 9 addresses
- DY14 9XR: 6 addresses of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mary Draper Lane · Dark Lane · Bliss Gate Road · Bliss Gate Road
All the streets in DY14 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.