Station Close Bloxwich, Walsall
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (WS3), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41901943.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £171,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, 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 A; Band D in Walsall costs £2,627 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bloxwich, about 440 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Elmore Green, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 160 to 162 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bloxwich Medical Practice, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 14% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 389 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 | £171,000 | £171,000 | £171,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2025 | 1 WS3 2PQ | Terraced | £171,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 1 WS3 2PQ | Terraced | £98,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (99% of about 680 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)
- Former Royal Navy Club, 120 Elmore Green Road, Bloxwich: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- The Leathern Bottle PH., Cresswell Crescent, Walsall, WS3 2UW: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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
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 7 addresses are between 160 m and 162 m above sea level (162 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS3 2PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS3 2PQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elmore Row Bloxwich | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elmore Row Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bloxwich Medical Practice | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bloxwich Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 50 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 121-125 High Street Lloyds Bank | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elmore Green 2,420 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rough Wood Country Park 107 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 17 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,050 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 110 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in All Saints churchyard, a scheduled monument, 180 m east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 180 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sneyd Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Rough Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| The Clumps | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Allen's Rough | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Springhill Covert | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 4 | 7 |
3 of the street's 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 150 m | No published inspection |
| Sandbank Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 170 m | No published inspection |
| All Saints National Academy Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Field Road Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Busill Jones Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bloxwich Academy | All-through | 3–16 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Leamore Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): 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: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Sunshine Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jubilee Academy Mossley | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Millfields Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Walsall Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britasia Cafe WS3 2HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Elmore Green Primary School WS3 2HW | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| The Spring Cottage WS3 2HW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 4 Good | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Jeera WS3 2JE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Aug 2025 |
| Nisa Local WS3 2HS | Retailers - other | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Crunchy Grill & Pizza Point Ltd WS3 3LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Prince of Wales WS3 3LE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Select Xpress WS3 3LE | Retailers - other | 260 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 3 Feb 2025 |
| B & M Retail Ltd WS3 2JH | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2025 |
| High Street Mini Market WS3 3LA | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2022 |
| East Legon Restaurant & Bar WS3 2JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Drinks Oasis WS3 3JT | Retailers - other | 270 m | Exempt | |
| Bloxwich Fire Station WS3 3JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2019 |
| Bloxwich Showman WS3 3JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2025 |
| The Taste of Home Restaurant WS3 3JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 135 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Drugs | 55 |
| Public order | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elmore Green Close (212); On or near Parking Area (80); On or near High Street (24); On or near Croxstalls Place (17); On or near Grant Street (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 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 | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, mid-terrace (lodged 15 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Rivora Indo-British Fusion (restaurant/cafe/canteen, WS3 2DQ) is no longer listed; it was rated 3 Generally satisfactory found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings ABA Snack Shack (mobile caterer, WS3 2PJ) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Top Euro Store (retailers - other, WS3 3LQ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Scoffs Fish Bar Bloxwich (takeaway/sandwich shop, WS3 3LA) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was 4 Good (rated 22 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Station Place · Station Street · Elmore Green Close · Church Moat Way · Croxstalls Road · Croxstalls Avenue · Reeves Street · Deeley Place · Alfred Street · Grant Street · Croxstalls Place · Market Place
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.