Wallface West Bromwich, Sandwell
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (B71), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 33650740.
- 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 Sandwell costs £2,244 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Tame Bridge Parkway, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hill Top Park, is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 144 to 147 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr Gudi Pv & Partner, about 370 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 720 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 40 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 Sandwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,244 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,496 | £1,746 | £1,995 | £2,244 | £2,743 | £3,242 | £3,741 | £4,489 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (48% of about 730 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)
- Pembroke Way Hateley Heath West Bromwich (360 m)
- Site on corner of New Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Working Mens Club, Cardigan Close, West Bromwich (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Vector Industrial Park Church Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1DQ (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Harvills Hawthorn PFI, Harvills Hawthorn, West Bromwich (1 km (0.6 miles))
- St Vincent Cresent, Harvills: up to 8 homes, 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B71 2AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| B71 2QG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 144 m and 147 m above sea level (146 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B71 2AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B71 2QG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tame Bridge Parkway 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Black Lake (West Midlands Metro) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Dudley Street Guns Village (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coles Lane Hateley Heath | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wednesbury Bus Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Crankhall Lane, B71 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Gudi Pv & Partner | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hill Top Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Skin Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hill Top Park 4.4 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 19 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Woden Road South Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brunswick Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2 km (1.2 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Dartmouth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ashe Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ryders Green Locks | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Tame Valley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Ryders Green Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Sandwell: see them on the Sandwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Hateley Heath Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moorlands Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Phoenix Collegiate | Secondary | 11–18 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harvills Hawthorn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Saints CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hall Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| George Salter Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mesty Croft Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix MBK CIC B71 2QF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Hill Top Convenience Stores B71 2QW | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Polo Smak B70 0RZ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 27 Oct 2023 |
| Magic Kitchen B71 2AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hill Top Supermarket B70 0RU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Enjoy's Pizza B70 0RU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Lifestyle B70 0RU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 4 Aug 2023 |
| Robinsons Bakery B70 0RU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | Unknown | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Lovenske Potravin Ltd B70 0RU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Hill Top Butchers B70 0RU | Retailers - other | 260 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Chai Chat B70 0RU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 1 Feb 2025 |
| Three Horseshoes B71 2AQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Co-operative Food Store B70 0RZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 270 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2020 |
| Bhatia Sweet centre B70 0RZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Five Star Pizza B70 0SH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Coles Lane (9); On or near Edwin Phillips Drive (9); On or near Hereford Place (6); On or near Monmouth Drive (6); On or near Wallface (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
Nearby streets
The Broadway · Coles Lane · Mostyn Crescent · Coles Crescent · Leacroft Grove · Edwin Phillips Drive · Hereford Place · Rydding Square · Monmouth Drive · Siddons Way · Kimbley Rise · Wyld Close
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.