Geranium Road Dudley
7 addresses across 3 postcodes (DY2), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11401980.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2).
- Flood: 14 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 A; Band D in Dudley costs £2,145 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dudley Port, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 206 to 209 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walford Street, Tividale, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 66 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 58 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Dudley in 2026-27: Band D £2,145 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,430 | £1,668 | £1,907 | £2,145 | £2,621 | £3,098 | £3,575 | £4,290 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (64% of about 1,380 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 at Corporation Road / Cavell Road, Dudley: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Orchard Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton (900 m (0.6 miles))
- THE ALAN NUTTALL PARTNERSHIP, HALL STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY2 7DQ: up to 154 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY2 7NE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY2 7LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DY2 7LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 9 / 11 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 206 m and 209 m above sea level (208 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY2 7LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY2 7LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY2 7NE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Sandwell and Dudley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tansley Hill Avenue | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Stafford Street Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Dudley VH | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 22.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walford Street, Tividale | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tividale Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purity | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Tipton Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roseland Playing Fields 1.9 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,200 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dudley Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Cobb's Engine House, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| St James's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cawney Hill | Hill | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Tansley Hill | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Darby's Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Boshboil Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Saltwells Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the street's 7 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 Dudley: see them on the Dudley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tividale Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 350 m | No published inspection |
| Kates Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Beechwood Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Burnt Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Oakham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sledmere Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Tividale Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grace Mary Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Dudley College of Technology | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry's Kitchen DY2 7LZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 40 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 May 2025 |
| ROSELAND HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE DY2 7LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Malcom's DY2 7LJ | Retailers - other | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Co op Midland B69 1SB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 390 m | 5 Very good | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Starfish B69 1SB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Hong Kong Express DY2 7LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Geranium Road (14); On or near Green Park Road (12); On or near Cornflower Crescent (12); On or near Oakham Drive (7); On or near Larkspur Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 3 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
- Food hygiene ratings ROSELAND HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (restaurant/cafe/canteen, DY2 7LJ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DY2 7NE: 5 addresses
- DY2 7LY: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- DY2 7LZ: 1 address of 83 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Larkspur Road · Cornflower Crescent · Tansley Hill Avenue · Raby Close · Arundel Drive · Ripley Close · Cromwell Drive · Pevensey Close · Oakham Drive · Watson's Green Fields · Greenfels Rise · Pendennis Drive
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.