Croft Lane Gailey, South Staffordshire
24 addresses across 3 postcodes (ST19,WV10), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 36700137.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 3, E: 2, F: 1, 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 B; Band D in South Staffordshire costs £2,314 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 5% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penkridge, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 103 to 106 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Penkridge Medical Practice, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | £165,000 | £120,000 | £360,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £63,750 | £63,750 | £63,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2024 | CROFT HOUSE ST19 5PY | Other | £65,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2019 | THE BUNGALOW ST19 5PY | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2015 | THE COTTAGE ST19 5PY | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 23 May 2012 | THE BUNGALOW ST19 5PY | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2005 | 5 ST19 5PY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2005 | OAK VIEW ST19 5PY | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 3 ST19 5PY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2004 | 1 ST19 5PY | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2001 | 2 ST19 5PY | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1998 | 2 ST19 5PY | Terraced | £63,750 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 115 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1930-1949 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,542 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,627 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (40% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Conservation Area Designation Document (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: yes, South Staffordshire.
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST19 5PY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ST19 5PR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| WV10 7BW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 103 m and 106 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST19 5PR | 78% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| ST19 5PY | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WV10 7BW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penkridge 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cannock 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spread Eagle PH Gailey | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Boscomoor Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 36.5 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Penkridge Medical Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Coven Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Clay Street Dental Surgery | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Cannock Chase Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Staffordshire Police - Watling Street Police Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Gailey, Gailey Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,710 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,080 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.8 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman fort W of Eaton House, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman fort W of Eaton House | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Roman camp, Kinvaston | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Site of Pennocrucium, E of Stretton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Reservoir Plantation | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Calf Heath Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Calf Heath Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Gailey Lower Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Rowley Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| The Swamp | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 24 |
2 of the street's 24 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 South Staffordshire: see them on the South Staffordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Staffordshire College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Rural Enterprise Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Inadequate (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londis Gailey ST19 5PR | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| The Round House ST19 5PR | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt | |
| Cyril's Tearoom ST19 5PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 17 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (28); On or near Croft Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 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) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
- ST19 5PY: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- ST19 5PR: 2 addresses of 92 in the postcode
- WV10 7BW: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
All the streets in ST19, WV10 and across South Staffordshire.
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.