Bridgnorth Road Wolverhampton
1 address across 1 postcode (WV6), about 140 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 44806550.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £450,000 across 3 sales.
- 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 Wolverhampton costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bilbrook, about 4.3 km (2.7 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 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 101 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castlecroft Medical Practice, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £450,000 | £320,500 | £495,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £232,500 | £232,500 | £232,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £79,950 | £79,950 | £79,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £115,500 | £115,500 | £115,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2024 | 154 WV6 8BE | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2024 | 148 WV6 8BE | Detached | £320,500 | |
| 26 Jan 2024 | 156 WV6 8BE | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2011 | 154 WV6 8BE | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2006 | 148 WV6 8BE | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 4 May 2005 | 150 WV6 8BE | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 29 May 1998 | 148 WV6 8BE | Detached | £79,950 | |
| 18 Jun 1997 | 152 WV6 8BE | Detached | £115,500 | |
| 12 Jan 1995 | 142 WV6 8BE | Detached | £95,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wolverhampton in 2026-27: Band D £2,539 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,693 | £1,975 | £2,257 | £2,539 | £3,103 | £3,667 | £4,232 | £5,078 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (39% of about 670 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)
- 1 Torvale Road Wolverhampton WV6 8NW: up to 1 home, permissioned (60 m)
- 9 Windmill Lane Wolverhampton WV3 8HJ, permissioned (270 m)
- 4 Perton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 25 Grove Lane Wolverhampton WV6 8NJ, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Between Elysium And Orchard House 10 Old Lane Wightwick Wolverhampton, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Land to the rear of 71 Mill Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8HE: up to 1 home, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Duntally Lodge 6A Grove Lane WV6 8NJ, completed (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 5 Ormes Lane Wolverhampton WV6 8LL, completed (760 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 101 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV6 8BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Torvale Road Tettenhall Wood | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.1 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlecroft Medical Practice | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridgnorth Road Pharmacy | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wightwick Dental Practice | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Select And Save | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,540 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Manor House to North of Wightwick Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Manor House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Old Malt House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Stafford Rough | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Smith's Rough | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Corser's Rough | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 Wolverhampton: see them on the Wolverhampton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smestow Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Castlecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westacre Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Woodthorne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Perton Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Uplands Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Perton Primary Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Regis Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mount Hotel WV6 8HL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Smestow Academy WV3 8HU | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 May 2024 |
| Manders Tearoom @ Wightwick Manor WV6 8EE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| The Fieldhouse WV6 8DP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Viewlands Drive (6); On or near Torvale Road (3); On or near Bridgnorth Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 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) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- WV6 8BE: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Torvale Road · Beechwood Drive · Viewlands Drive · Firsway · Grove Lane · Grove Lane · Firsway · Cherrington Gardens · Wightwick Court · Mount Road · Vale Head Drive · Tor Lodge Drive
All the streets in WV6 and across Wolverhampton.
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.