Shackleton Road Bloxwich, Walsall
20 addresses across 3 postcodes (WS3), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41900796.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £121,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 5, E: 2).
- Flood: 8 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 A; 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 Bloxwich, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 141 to 142 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harden Blakenall, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 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 | 2 | £121,500 | £65,000 | £178,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £165,500 | £142,000 | £189,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2024 | 12 WS3 3BZ | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 2 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2023 | 4 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2021 | 6 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 8 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £189,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2017 | 14 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2008 | 14 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2001 | 8 WS3 3BZ | Semi-detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (2); Flat (2). Built: 1950-1966 (11); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (76% of about 1,400 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)
- Millfields Nursery School, Stoney Lane, Walsall, WS3 3DW: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS3 3BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 4 / 4 | unlikely |
| WS3 3BT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS3 3DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 141 m and 142 m above sea level (141 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS3 3BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS3 3BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS3 3DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cook Road Little Bloxwich | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Elmore Row Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.8 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harden Blakenall | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blakenall Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pinfold Health Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bloxwich Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in All Saints churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rails Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Pelsall Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Pelsall Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Sneyd Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Lady Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 20 |
3 of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; 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 |
| Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Millfields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walsall Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Valley Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lower Farm Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's Church of England C Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Field Road Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints National Academy Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sunshine Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Goldsmith Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxwich Community Partnership WS3 3BW | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Voodoo Catering Services WS3 4QG | Mobile caterer | 320 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Holden Events also T/A Fish & Chip Bar / Showtime Inn WS3 4QG | Mobile caterer | 320 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Food to Fill (Jones) WS3 4QG | Mobile caterer | 360 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Rani News & Off Licence WS3 3DP | Retailers - other | 360 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 19 Oct 2023 |
| Green Rock Tavern WS3 1NG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Rivers Primary Academy WS3 1NP | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Partnerships in Care Limited WS3 3DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2020 |
| Cater4later (within The Beacon Way) WS3 3DW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Sep 2025 |
| First Class Foods WS3 4QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2019 |
| The Beacon Way WS3 3DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Abbotts Place (7); On or near Shackleton Road (6); On or near Mackay Road (5); On or near Mallory Crescent (5); On or near Abbotts Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
- WS3 3BZ: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- WS3 3BT: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- WS3 3DB: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mackay Road · Cook Road · Livingstone Road · Mallory Crescent · Abbotts Place · Abbotts Street · Green Rock Lane · Maple Street · Hollands Road · St Davids Place · Benton Crescent · The Orchard
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.