Roman Close Brownhills, Walsall
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (WS8), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41902730.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £360,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, 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 Walsall costs £2,627 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Landywood, about 5.7 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Chasewater, is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 154 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Medical Practice, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £123,000 | £123,000 | £123,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £69,375 | £65,750 | £73,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £58,500 | £58,500 | £58,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £46,500 | £46,500 | £46,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2025 | 8 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £172,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 1 WS8 7NN | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 4 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2021 | 1 WS8 7NN | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2018 | 4 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2014 | 2 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £123,000 | |
| 18 May 2007 | 6 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £137,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2002 | 2 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £73,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2002 | 6 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £65,750 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 2 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £58,500 | |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 6 WS8 7NN | Semi-detached | £46,500 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Walsall in 2026-27: Band D £2,627 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,752 | £2,044 | £2,336 | £2,627 | £3,211 | £3,795 | £4,379 | £5,255 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS8 7NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS8 7NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 154 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS8 7NN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS8 7NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Shenstone 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Street Brownhills West | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Medical Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brownhills Pharmacy | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park View Centre | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Brownhills Police Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Brownhills Shannon Drive Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chasewater 297 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holland Park 8.7 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,790 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 369 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chasewater | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Engine Lane Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Wyrley Common | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Shireoak Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Pelsall Junction | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Noddyfield Valley | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the street's 6 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 Walsall: see them on the Walsall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brownhills West Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ogley Hay Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Millfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | 0–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Of Wales WS8 7NP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Whitehorse Road Care Home WS8 7PE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2024 |
| Watling Street Primary School WS8 7LW | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Watling St. JMI Out Of School Club WS8 7LW | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2020 |
| Mario's Other Plaice WS8 7PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Educaterers Limited WS8 7QG | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pinewood Close (8); On or near Roman Close (5); On or near Parkview Drive (4); On or near White Horse Road (2); On or near Chapel Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 76% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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 Watling Street Primary School (school/college/university, WS8 7LW) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 30 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Chapel Avenue · Whitehorse Road · White Horse Road · Chapel Drive · Pinewood Close · Chapel Avenue · Parkview Drive · Anglesey Road · Hanbury Road · Hill Close · Knaves Castle Avenue · Pool Lane
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.