Moors Drive Coven, South Staffordshire
105 addresses across 3 postcodes (WV9), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 36701079.
- Sales: 63 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £352,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 68 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 40, D: 24, E: 3).
- Flood: 3 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 South Staffordshire costs £2,314 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bilbrook, about 4.9 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 94 to 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 40 of its 105 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashfield Road Surgery, about 3.6 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 33% 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 anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £352,000 | £352,000 | £352,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £313,500 | £215,000 | £412,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £175,000 | £165,000 | £465,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £196,475 | £164,950 | £228,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £173,500 | £173,500 | £173,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | £148,500 | £140,000 | £157,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £248,500 | £145,000 | £352,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £145,000 | £127,500 | £347,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £197,000 | £145,000 | £249,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | 58 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £352,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 25 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2022 | 39 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £412,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 55 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 67 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 25 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 17 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2019 | 37 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2017 | 42 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £164,950 | |
| 11 Apr 2017 | 46 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £228,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 48 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £173,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 31 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2014 | 50 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £157,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2013 | 45 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £352,000 | |
| 5 Jul 2013 | 4 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2012 | 6 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 29 May 2012 | 67 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £347,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2012 | 42 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £127,500 | |
| 16 Dec 2011 | 48 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2011 | 26 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2009 | 50 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2008 | 45 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 29 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £157,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2007 | 16 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 58 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £193,500 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 27 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 14 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2005 | 44 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2005 | 39 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2005 | 15 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 42 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £137,500 | |
| 24 Aug 2004 | 29 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £132,500 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 48 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 23 May 2003 | 11 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £108,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 29 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2002 | 23 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £107,950 | |
| 31 Oct 2002 | 46 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £117,500 | |
| 23 Aug 2002 | 19 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2002 | 54 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £93,500 | |
| 12 Oct 2001 | 54 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2001 | 42 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2000 | 21 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £83,500 | |
| 28 Apr 2000 | 40 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 16 Sep 1999 | 49 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 1 Sep 1999 | 8 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 27 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £58,500 | |
| 5 Mar 1999 | 61 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £126,000 | |
| 15 Feb 1999 | 29 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1998 | 36 WV9 5EJ | Semi-detached | £71,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1998 | 14 WV9 5EJ | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
68 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 41 m². Most common: Flat (36); Bungalow, semi-detached (11); House, semi-detached (10). Built: 1976-1982 (39); 1983-1990 (22); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (43); owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (31 addresses)
- 3, Moors Drive, Coven
- 4, Moors Drive, Coven
- 5, Moors Drive, Coven
- 6, Moors Drive, Coven
- 8, Moors Drive, Coven
- 9, Moors Drive, Coven
- 17, Moors Drive, Coven
- 25, Moors Drive, Coven
- 26, Moors Drive, Coven
- 30, Moors Drive, Coven
- 35 Moors Drive, Coven
- 37, Moors Drive, Coven
- 39, Moors Drive, Coven
- 40, Moors Drive, Coven
- 42, Moors Drive, Coven
- 45, Moors Drive, Coven
- 46, Moors Drive, Coven
- 48, Moors Drive, Coven
- 50, Moors Drive, Coven
- 67, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 3 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 4 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 13 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 17 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 18 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 20 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 21 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 25 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 27 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 28 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
- Flat 32 Coven Court, Moors Drive, Coven
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (34% of about 1,770 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: 26 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, South Staffordshire.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 30 September 2026 to 1 October 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 10 September 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 14 August 2026 to 18 August 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, 3 at medium risk and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV9 5EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 10 | unlikely |
| WV9 5EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV9 5BW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 105 addresses are between 94 m and 102 m above sea level (95 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV9 5BW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| WV9 5EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV9 5EL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Penkridge 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Lane Coven | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 35 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashfield Road Surgery | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coven Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Dept. | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | New Cross Hospital Royal Wolverhampton | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Police station | Staffordshire Police - Watling Street Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Coven, Coven Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,330 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brewood Park Gorse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Somerford Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Coven Heath Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Icehouse Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Brantley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Saredon Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 40 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 105 |
40 of the street's 105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 3–9 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Co-Op WV9 5BX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 320 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Coven Fish Bar WV9 5BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| The Little Village Store WV9 5BX | Retailers - other | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Rainbow Inn WV9 5DH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 4 Good | 5 Jun 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Poplars Farm Way (3); On or near Riverside Way (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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: BT: New service connection, 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WV9 5EJ: 66 addresses of 70 in the postcode
- WV9 5EL: 37 addresses
- WV9 5BW: 2 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Barley Field · The Paddock · Heron Close · Riverside Way · Somerford Close · Willow · Chambley Green · Poplars Farm Way · West Beeches · East Beeches · Homage Place · New Homage Gardens
All the streets in WV9 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 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.