South Staffordshire
22 addresses across 1 postcode (DY7), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36701755.
12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 3). 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Staffordshire costs £2,314 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Stourbridge Town, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 70 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 45 to 47 m above sea level. 2 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Wolverley Surgery, about 4.6 km away. About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 17 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
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, detached (12). Built: 1991-1995 (6); 1996-2002 (5); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
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 (19% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kinver Conservation Area Management Plan (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: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Burgesses, High Street, Kinver, permissioned (290 m)
- Land Rear Of Ye Olde White Harte High Street, Kinver, Dudley DY7 6HL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 12 Hampton Grove, Kinver, Stourbridge DY7 6LP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 August 2026 to 2 September 2026: SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE 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, 13 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 13 medium, 8 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 45 m and 47 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY7 6LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stourbridge Town 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Hagley 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Willow Road Kinver | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stourbridge Interchange | 5.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 32.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wolverley Surgery | 4.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bills Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 410 m |
| Hospital | Corbett Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Midcounties Co-Op Kinver Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.4 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,740 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m south-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-west |
| Whittington Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-east |
| Kinver camp, a univallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Bogs | Wood | 700 m south |
| Penhole Coppice | Wood | 880 m south |
| Kinver Edge | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Bath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Hampton Valley | Valley | 2.7 km north |
| Lower Bog | Wetland | 4.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 22 |
2 of the street's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley Infant School Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 780 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kinver High School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–18 | 840 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brindley Heath Junior School Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vine Inn DY7 6LJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| The Cross Inn DY7 6HZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 4 Good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Radhuni DY7 6HL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| The Co-Op DY7 6HF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Hartlands Master Grocers Ltd DY7 6HF | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Hartlands Master Butchers Limited DY7 6HF | Manufacturers/packers | 370 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Kinver Constitutional Club DY7 6HL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2024 |
| Oriental Express DY7 6HF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Mr Chips DY7 6HF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Bay Tree Restaurant DY7 6HL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Vino 1 DY7 6HL | Retailers - other | 400 m | 5 Very good | 17 May 2024 |
| Maori Coffee Shop DY7 6HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Cafe @ No 5 DY7 6HB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Kings Fayre Bakery Ltd DY7 6HF | Manufacturers/packers | 410 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| The Olde House Tea Room DY7 6HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brockleys Walk (6); On or near Mill Lane (3); On or near Lockside Drive (3); On or near Larch Close (2); On or near Kenrose Mill (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
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
- DY7 6LB: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in DY7 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.