Maple Close Stourbridge, Dudley
9 addresses across 1 postcode (DY8), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11403277.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £445,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1).
- 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 B; 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 Stourbridge Junction, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 810 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 101 to 104 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lion Health, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2002 | 1 | £177,000 | £177,000 | £177,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £117,500 | £117,500 | £117,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £86,500 | £86,500 | £86,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £97,831 | £97,831 | £97,831 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2018 | 2 DY8 3AE | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2012 | 5 DY8 3AE | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 2 DY8 3AE | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 3 DY8 3AE | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2004 | 7 DY8 3AE | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2003 | 4 DY8 3AE | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 12 Apr 2002 | 5 DY8 3AE | Detached | £177,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2000 | 8 DY8 3AE | Detached | £117,500 | |
| 15 Mar 1996 | 7 DY8 3AE | Detached | £86,500 | |
| 13 Apr 1995 | 1 DY8 3AE | Detached | £97,831 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 172 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (28% of about 650 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.
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 9 addresses are between 101 m and 104 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY8 3AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stourbridge Junction 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Stourbridge Town 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Hagley 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Maple Close Norton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stourbridge Interchange | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Stanley Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lion Health | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broadway Pharmacy | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Norton Dental Practice | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Corbett Hospital | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Broadway, Stourbridge Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,740 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 940 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Swinford Common 3.5 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Covert | Wood | 390 m south |
| Little Iverley Covert | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Heath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Iverley Heath | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Ham Dingle | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 Dudley: see them on the Dudley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Mill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oldswinford C of E Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Old Swinford Hospital Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): 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: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Ridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ridgewood High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaped By Lucy DY8 3BY | Other catering premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Fairmont Residential DY8 3BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2022 |
| Iverley View DY8 2TA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Norton Lodge DY8 2TA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Greyhound Lane (1); On or near Ashley Close (1); On or near Covert Lane (1); On or near Rathmore Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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
- DY8 3AE: 9 addresses
Nearby streets
Ashley Close · Covert Lane · Rathmore Close · Greyhound Lane · Eveson Road · Sandy Road · Hungerford Road · Heath Farm Road · Carver Gardens · St George's Road · Sycamore Close
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.