Rochford Grove Wolverhampton
27 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV4), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44842730.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £240,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 9, E: 4).
- 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 C; Band D in Wolverhampton costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Warstones Green, is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 134 to 137 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Coalway Road Surgery, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £196,500 | £196,500 | £196,500 |
| 2021 | 2 | £220,000 | £200,000 | £240,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £162,500 | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £156,000 | £145,000 | £168,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £136,000 | £136,000 | £136,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £155,500 | £151,000 | £160,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £163,000 | £163,000 | £163,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2024 | 1 WV4 4JS | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2022 | 4 WV4 4JS | Detached | £196,500 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 23 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2021 | 8 WV4 4JS | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 23 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 10 WV4 4JS | Detached | £162,500 | |
| 29 Apr 2015 | 9 WV4 4JS | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2014 | 1 WV4 4JS | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 25 WV4 4JS | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 15 WV4 4JS | Detached | £162,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 11 WV4 4JS | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 35 WV4 4JS | Detached | £136,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | 6 WV4 4JS | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2011 | 3 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £151,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2009 | 8 WV4 4JS | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 23 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2003 | 5 WV4 4JS | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2002 | 23 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £119,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 23 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2002 | 12 WV4 4JS | Detached | £114,950 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 12 WV4 4JS | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 20 Nov 1997 | 35 WV4 4JS | Detached | £65,000 | |
| 4 Aug 1997 | 1 WV4 4JS | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 3 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 21 Jun 1996 | 37 WV4 4JS | Detached | £66,000 | |
| 15 Mar 1996 | 7 WV4 4JS | Detached | £54,950 | |
| 12 Apr 1995 | 11 WV4 4JS | Semi-detached | £53,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, detached (15). Built: 1967-1975 (9); 1976-1982 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 (45% of about 660 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)
- 7 Hollybush Lane WV4 4JJ, completed (280 m)
- 148 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4NJ, permissioned (360 m)
- Warstones Cafe 44 Warstones Road Wolverhampton WV4 4LP, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 3 Warstones Drive WV4 4PP, completed (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Select & Save 5 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton WV4 4PP, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Land West Of 19 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton: up to 2 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Rear Of Warstones Service Station Warstones Road Wolverhampton, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Fmr Warstones Resource Centre, Warstones Drive, WV4 4PG: up to 13 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 October 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no 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, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV4 4JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV4 4LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 134 m and 137 m above sea level (136 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV4 4JS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV4 4LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warstones Drive | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 30.8 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coalway Road Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penn Care Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Wombourne Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warstones Mini Market, Penn Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warstones Green 3.8 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.9 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,800 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Avenue Playing Fields 11 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boundary Way Allotments and Community Garden 2.6 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Penn Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lady Godiva's churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bradney Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Light Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Foxhill Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Wodehouse Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 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 | 26 | 27 |
1 of the street's 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 210 m | No published inspection |
| Warstones Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highfields School | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 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 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England 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: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Woodfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Uplands Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Colton Hills Community School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shire Services @ Springdale Primary School WV4 4NJ | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2025 |
| Aces Springdale Breakfast & After School Club WV4 4NJ | School/college/university | 220 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Indigo WV4 4QL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 4 Good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Chattha General Store WV4 4LP | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2018 |
| Penn Care Pharmacy Ltd WV4 4LP | Retailers - other | 380 m | Exempt | |
| Kings Chip Inn Fish Bar WV4 4LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Warstones Cafe WV4 4LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Oriental Delights WV4 4LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Evoke WV4 4LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oakley Road (11); On or near Warstones Crescent (9); On or near Buckley Road (7); On or near Fancourt Avenue (7); On or near Hill Croft Gardens (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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: SEVERN TRENT WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 10 October 2026 to 14 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Hill Croft Gardens · Tenbury Court · Tenbury Gardens · Fancourt Avenue · Buckley Road · Canterbury Road · Oakley Grove · Rutland Avenue · Warstones Crescent · Waveney Gardens · Oakley Road · Regent Road
All the streets in WV4 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.