Fir Tree Road Wolverhampton
42 addresses across 1 postcode (WV3), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44818570.
- Sales: 47 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £400,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 2, D: 9, E: 5, F: 3).
- Flood: 2 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 C; Band D in Wolverhampton costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bantock Park, is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 127 to 128 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 42 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Coalway Road Surgery, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £373,000 | £315,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £317,500 | £310,000 | £340,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £220,100 | £220,100 | £220,100 |
| 2018 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £260,000 | £243,500 | £285,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £200,975 | £175,000 | £226,950 |
| 2014 | 1 | £179,950 | £179,950 | £179,950 |
| 2012 | 3 | £233,000 | £192,500 | £243,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £216,000 | £216,000 | £216,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £245,000 | £182,000 | £265,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2025 | 3 WV3 8AN | Detached | £455,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 24A WV3 8AN | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2022 | 16 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £425,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 22 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £373,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2022 | 24B WV3 8AN | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2021 | 24B WV3 8AN | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 24C WV3 8AN | Detached | £317,500 | |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 24A WV3 8AN | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2020 | 10 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £220,100 | |
| 19 Nov 2018 | 24A WV3 8AN | Detached | £280,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 16 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2017 | 24 WV3 8AN | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2016 | 20 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 22 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £243,500 | |
| 8 Jan 2016 | 3 WV3 8AN | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2015 | 15 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | 36 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £226,950 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 29 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £179,950 | |
| 20 Jul 2012 | 18 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £243,500 | |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 7 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £192,500 | |
| 10 Feb 2012 | 4 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £233,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2011 | 23 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £216,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2010 | 26 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2010 | 24 WV3 8AN | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2010 | 3 WV3 8AN | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Dec 2009 | 30 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £162,500 | |
| 3 Nov 2009 | 8 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2009 | 18 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2009 | 3 WV3 8AN | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2008 | 2 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £277,500 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 2 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £226,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2007 | 23 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2005 | 24A WV3 8AN | Detached | £246,500 | |
| 27 May 2005 | 14 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £168,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2004 | 19 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £149,950 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | 36 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 22 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 17 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £136,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2002 | 3 WV3 8AN | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2002 | 7 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2002 | 19 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2000 | 26 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £94,950 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 9 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 16 Oct 1998 | 25 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £73,750 | |
| 14 Mar 1997 | 36 WV3 8AN | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1996 | 20 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £59,950 | |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 20 WV3 8AN | Terraced | £48,000 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (16); 2020 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
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 C (48% of about 630 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)
- Land Rear Of Ferndene 24A Fir Tree Road WV3 8AN, completed (190 m)
- 161 Trysull Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7JP, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 10 Finchfield Lane Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 8EF, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Fmr Garages r/o 19-25 Wrekin Drive, Merry Hill, completed (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 251 Coalway Road WV3 7NG, completed (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 241 Coalway Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7NG: up to 2 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 29 - 31 Oxbarn Avenue WV3 7HD, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 15 Sycamore Drive WV3 9HB, permissioned (700 m (0.4 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 127 m and 128 m above sea level (128 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV3 8AN | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marnel Drive Bradmore | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Fold Street Car Park | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 31.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coalway Road Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penn Care Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colosseum Dental (Wolverhampton) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bantock Park 17 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 970 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bradmore Recreation Ground 2.6 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Road Allotment Site 4,490 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wightwick Manor, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bradney Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Foxhill Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Nut Tree Coppice | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 42 |
1 of the street's 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplands Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 360 m | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Westacre Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warstones Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Castlecroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Collegiate Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | 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 |
| Highfields School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Smestow Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Springdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Merridale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bains WV3 7JF | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Little Walkers Day Nursery WV3 7JF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Balti Palace WV3 7JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Jul 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chestnut Way (6); On or near Coppice Road (5); On or near Fir Tree Road (3); On or near Gail Park (2); On or near Marnel Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 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 | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- WV3 8AN: 42 addresses
Nearby streets
Chestnut Way · Highlands Road · Woodland Crescent · Swanmore Close · Gail Park · Coppice Road · Marnel Drive · Wootton Road · Whitehouse Avenue · Uplands Drive · Willow Road · Trysull Road
All the streets in WV3 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.