Falklands Close Swindon, South Staffordshire
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (DY3), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36700655.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £225,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Staffordshire cost £308,695 in August 2026 (+2.3% on a year); private rents averaged £965 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Hinksford Lane, is 110 m away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Hinksford Substation, Hinksford Lane - Battery Energy Storage, is 920 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Staffordshire costs £2,314 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town, about 7.7 km (4.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 71 to 73 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dale Medical Practice, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 62 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £139,000 | £139,000 | £139,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £124,500 | £124,500 | £124,500 |
| 2011 | 2 | £151,250 | £132,500 | £170,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £144,000 | £140,000 | £148,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £114,950 | £114,950 | £114,950 |
| 2004 | 2 | £109,975 | £85,000 | £134,950 |
| 2003 | 1 | £117,500 | £117,500 | £117,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2003 | 1 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £117,500 | |
| 19 Sep 2008 | 2 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2004 | 2 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £134,950 | |
| 4 May 1999 | 2 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £61,950 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 3 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £76,500 | |
| 29 Aug 1995 | 3 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £54,250 | |
| 15 May 2026 | 5 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 5 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 4 Jan 2008 | 5 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 6 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £139,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2006 | 7 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £114,950 | |
| 28 Aug 1996 | 8 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £56,950 | |
| 30 Apr 2014 | 9 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £124,500 | |
| 28 Apr 2011 | 10 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2007 | 10 DY3 4NY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 11 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2022 | 12 DY3 4NY | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £157,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Aug 2004 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Mar 2002 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £54,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2000 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £51,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Apr 1996 | 14 DY3 4NY | Flat or maisonette | £33,750 | Leasehold. |
House prices and rents in South Staffordshire
A typical home in South Staffordshire cost £308,695 in August 2026, 2.3% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier and 54% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £449,768 |
| Semi-detached | £277,565 |
| Terraced | £238,146 |
| Flat or maisonette | £147,270 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £254,371 |
Private renters in South Staffordshire paid £965 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £670 |
| Two bedrooms | £864 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,026 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,545 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); Flat (1). Built: 1983-1990 (6); 1976-1982 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,584 kWh of it on average in 2024, 16% less than the district's 11,412 kWh, and 1,804 kWh of electricity, 42% less than the district's 3,106 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY3 4NY | 17 | 1,740 kWh | 14 | 7,805 kWh |
| DY3 4NP | 22 | 1,453 kWh | 31 | 6,675 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DY3.
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 C (22% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinksford Substation, Hinksford Lane - Battery Energy Storage South Staffordshire 24/00190/FULM | Battery storage | 50 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2025 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Wombourne Road, Wombourne - Battery Energy Storage System South Staffordshire 24/01093/FULM | Battery storage | 49.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built May 2025 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hall And Pickles, Wombourne - Solar Panels South Staffordshire 25/00368/OTHERS | Solar farm | 1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2025 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Himley Wood Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 4.4 MW | Operational Aug 1996 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 20 November 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY3 4NY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY3 4NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 110 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinksford Lane Swindon, Near Wombourne, Staffordshire | 1962 to 1993 | Inert, industrial | 110 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 71 m and 73 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY3 4NP | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| DY3 4NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stourbridge Town 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Drive Swindon | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Merry Hill Bus Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 31.6 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dale Medical Practice Good Jun 2017 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Russells Hall Hospital Requires improvement Nov 2023 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brickbridge House Good Jan 2020 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Wombourne Police Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Wallheath, Wall Heath Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,920 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman camp 600yds (550m) WSW of Swindon iron works, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman camp 600yds (550m) WSW of Swindon iron works | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Himley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swindon Rough | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Himley Plantation | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Great Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| The Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Lower Bog | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Hampton Valley | Valley | 5 km (3.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 15 |
4 of the street's 15 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE (C) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 190 m | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| Blakeley Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 81% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 48% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhills Day Nursery Heath Mill WV5 8AP | Full day care | 71 | Good (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Wombourne Community Nursery WV5 8AP | Full day care | 56 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 315 childminders and 25 home childcarers (nannies) in Staffordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Convenience Store DY3 4NP | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2024 |
| Mr Smiths Fish Bar DY3 4NP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| St Johns Primary School (Breakfast \& After School Club) DY3 4NB | School/college/university | 190 m | Exempt | |
| St. John's Swindon DY3 4NB | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Green Man Inn DY3 4NR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| The Old Bush DY3 4NR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wombourne Road (31); On or near The Close (15); On or near Swin Forge Way (4); On or near High Street (4); On or near Winston Road (3).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 20 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Wombourne Road · Manor Drive · Old Parkway · Pastures View · The Close · Winston Road · Stanley Drive · Reynolds Close · Swin Forge Way · Wombourne Road · Hinksford Gardens · Albert Drive
All the streets in DY3 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.