Seamless Drive Wolverhampton
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (WV11), about 100 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44844470.
- 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 A; 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 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 340 m away, and Wednesfield Park (7.4 hectares) is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 134 to 137 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Keys Family Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (34% of about 1,860 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)
- Neachells Newsagent 105 Neachells Lane Wolverhampton WV11 3PS, permissioned (180 m)
- 11A-13a High Street Wednesfield WV11 1ST, completed (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Land West Of 21 Rookery Street, Wednesfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Opp 3 Rookery Street, Wednesfield: up to 20 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 43 Taylor Street: up to 4 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 41 Graiseley Lane Wolverhampton WV11 1PE, completed (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 3 Amos Lane WV11 1NH, completed (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 36 Wood End Road WV11 1NR, completed (910 m (0.6 miles))
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV11 3FG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV11 3QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV11 3QN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gem Centre Wednesfield | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodhouse Fold Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.3 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Keys Family Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crest Pharmacy-Alfred Squire | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Health Centre | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Wednesfield Police Station | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 37 Church Street Lloyds Bank | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Wednesfield Park 7.4 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | King George V Playing Field 4.4 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | North Avenue Allotment Gardens 1,450 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Bushbury Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Allen's Rough | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Sandy Flatts | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Rough Wood | Wood | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wednesfield Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wednesfield Technology Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fibbersley Park Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Perry Hall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
| Wodensfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Edward the Elder Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Matthias School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Wood End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Heath Park | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Stow Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggless Cake House WV11 3PS | Manufacturers/packers | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Wednesfield Conservative Club WV11 3PR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Waddens Brook Lane Stores WV11 3SE | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2022 |
| Open Doors Community Space WV11 1UB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Greggs Plc WV11 3PX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Koero WV11 3PX | Distributors/Transporters | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hart Road (18); On or near Lawfred Avenue (13); On or near B4484 (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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
- WV11 3QJ: 2 addresses of 68 in the postcode
- WV11 3QN: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- WV11 3FG: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hart Road · Steelpark Way · Wednesfield Way · Lawfred Avenue · Wednesfield Way · Merrill's Hall Lane · Bearing Drive · March End Road · Alfred Squire Road · Lakefield Road · Neachells Lane
All the streets in WV11 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.