Sutton Road Walsall
149 addresses across 18 postcodes (B43,WS5), about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 41901448.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £530,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 81 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 20, D: 33, E: 20, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 6 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 C; 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 Tame Bridge Parkway, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 139 to 176 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 151 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Collingwood Family Practice, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 2,670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £462,500 | £420,000 | £505,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £448,500 | £397,000 | £500,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £325,750 | £280,000 | £371,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £336,000 | £336,000 | £336,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £312,500 | £312,500 | £312,500 |
| 2016 | 1 | £301,000 | £301,000 | £301,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £295,625 | £285,000 | £306,250 |
| 2004 | 2 | £223,975 | £212,950 | £235,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £224,000 | £224,000 | £224,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2025 | 512 WS5 3AY | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2024 | 530 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £420,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2024 | 522 WS5 3AY | Detached | £505,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2023 | 524 WS5 3AY | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2023 | 506 WS5 3AY | Detached | £397,000 | |
| 4 May 2021 | 520 WS5 3AY | Detached | £371,500 | |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 520 WS5 3AY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2020 | 514 WS5 3AY | Detached | £336,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 500 WS5 3AY | Detached | £312,500 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 516 WS5 3AY | Detached | £301,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2013 | 510 WS5 3AY | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2007 | 530 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 526 WS5 3AY | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2006 | 510 WS5 3AY | Detached | £306,250 | |
| 25 Jun 2004 | 528 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £212,950 | |
| 8 Apr 2004 | 530 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2003 | 504 WS5 3AY | Detached | £224,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 532 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2002 | 522 WS5 3AY | Detached | £186,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2002 | 510 WS5 3AY | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2001 | 534 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1999 | 512 WS5 3AY | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 536 WS5 3AY | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 532 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £111,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1998 | 530 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £109,000 | |
| 26 Jun 1998 | 528 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 14 Oct 1997 | 520 WS5 3AY | Detached | £118,000 | |
| 1 Dec 1995 | 534 WS5 3AY | Semi-detached | £65,500 | New build. |
| 24 Mar 1995 | 518 WS5 3AY | Detached | £108,500 |
Energy performance certificates
81 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: House, detached (66); House, semi-detached (15). Built: 1930-1949 (37); 1950-1966 (33); 1900-1929 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (69); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (53 addresses)
- 2, Skip Lane
- 12, Skip Lane
- 18, Skip Lane
- 20, Skip Lane
- 22, Skip Lane
- 27 Skip Lane
- 28, Skip Lane
- 31, Skip Lane
- 36, Skip Lane
- 37, Skip Lane
- 40, Skip Lane
- 40a, Skip Lane
- 41, Skip Lane
- 42, Skip Lane
- 43, Skip Lane
- 44, Skip Lane
- 48, Skip Lane
- 50, Skip Lane
- 51, Skip Lane
- 60, Skip Lane
- 61, Skip Lane
- 63, Skip Lane
- 77, Skip Lane
- 80, Skip Lane
- 81, Skip Lane
- 85, Skip Lane
- 87, Skip Lane
- 88, Skip Lane
- 92, Skip Lane
- 93, Skip Lane
- 95, Skip Lane
- 103, Skip Lane
- 104, Skip Lane
- 105 Skip Lane
- 107, Skip Lane
- 117, Skip Lane
- 121, Skip Lane
- 125, Skip Lane
- 127, Skip Lane
- 133, Skip Lane
- 302, Skip Lane
- 304, Skip Lane
- 308, Skip Lane
- 318, Skip Lane
- 320, Skip Lane
- 326, Skip Lane
- 328-330, Skip Lane
- 332, Skip Lane
- 334, Skip Lane
- 340, Skip Lane
- 342, Skip Lane
- 346, Skip Lane
- 350, Skip Lane
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 C (35% of about 3,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Great Barr (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: yes, Walsall.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 11 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands), Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS5 3LP | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| WS5 3LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| WS5 3RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS5 3LL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B43 7AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3BU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS5 3DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3EF | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WS5 3EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3EP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3LH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WS5 3RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 151 addresses are between 139 m and 176 m above sea level (160 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B43 7AS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3EF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WS5 3EL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WS5 3EP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WS5 3LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3LH | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| WS5 3LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WS5 3RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tame Bridge Parkway 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodside Road Gillity Village | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Collingwood Family Practice | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest B.d.s. Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Walsall Diabetes Centre (Manor Hospital) | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Aldridge Police Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Park Hall, Park Hall Cashzone | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Great Barr Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Merrion's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Potter's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Barr Beacon | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Longwood Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 132 | 151 |
19 of the street's 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hall Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Park Hall Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Barr Beacon School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Yew Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Skip Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 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) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 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 | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 5 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 10 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
- WS5 3LP: 43 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- WS5 3LR: 32 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- WS5 3RA: 27 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- WS5 3LL: 20 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- WS5 3LW: 10 addresses
- WS5 3AY: 3 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- WS5 3NA: 3 addresses
- B43 7AS: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
- WS5 3AL: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- WS5 3BU: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- WS5 3DN: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- WS5 3DY: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- WS5 3EF: 1 address of 44 in the postcode
- WS5 3EL: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- WS5 3EP: 1 address of 36 in the postcode
- WS5 3LE: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- WS5 3LH: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- WS5 3RB: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.