Walnut Close Bilston, Walsall
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV14), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41904481.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £220,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 23, C: 6).
- Flood: 2 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 Coseley, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 133 to 135 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Moxley Medical Centre, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 98 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 | 3 | £220,000 | £180,000 | £235,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £208,500 | £174,000 | £243,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £129,995 | £129,995 | £129,995 |
| 2017 | 2 | £165,995 | £153,995 | £177,995 |
| 2016 | 8 | £153,995 | £127,995 | £154,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2024 | 10 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2024 | 6 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2024 | 2 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2023 | 3 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £174,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 2 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 5 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £243,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2021 | 1 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2018 | 3 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £129,995 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 10 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £177,995 | New build. |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 1 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £153,995 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 4 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £128,995 | New build. |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 2 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £128,995 | |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 3 WV14 8QJ | Terraced | £127,995 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 9 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £154,995 | New build. |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 8 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £153,995 | New build. |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 7 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £153,995 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 2016 | 5 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £154,995 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 2016 | 6 WV14 8QJ | Semi-detached | £154,995 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (13); Flat (12); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 2013 (16); 2020 (5); 2012-2021 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5); owner-occupied (3).
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 (50% of about 840 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)
- South of Oxford Street, Stag Industrial Estate, Bilston WV14 7HZ, not permissioned (50 m)
- Former Loxdale Primary School, Chapel St, Bradley, not permissioned (380 m)
- Kendrick Place and Castle View Road, Moxley: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Behind 44 Walter Road Wolverhampton WV14 8PH: up to 1 home, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Garage Site To The Rear Of 18 To 24 Chapel Street Bradley, completed (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Greenway Road, Bradley WV14 0TQ, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent to 35 Willis Pearson Avenue, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV14 8DA, completed (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Crown And Cushion Bank Street Bradley Wolverhampton, completed (590 m (0.4 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV14 8QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| WV14 8QF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 133 m and 135 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV14 8QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV14 8QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro) | 320 m |
| Loxdale (West Midlands Metro) | 420 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edinburgh Road Lower Bradley | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Wolverhampton Black Country Route | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moxley Medical Centre | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brutons Pharmacy (Bradley) | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Bilston Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest One Stop Mervyn Place | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Princess Anne Allotments 2,180 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 930 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Moorcroft Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Moorcroft Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 29 |
3 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moorcroft Wood Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Loxdale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Gospel Oak School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wednesbury Oak Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ormiston SWB Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Field View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rowley View Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pinfold Street Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God's Gift WV14 8EH | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2021 |
| DESI SNACK TASTE OF INDIA | Mobile caterer | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Monmore Confectionery WV14 0PR | Distributors/Transporters | 380 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Grand Interiors Food And Essentials Limited WV14 0PR | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 16 Feb 2021 |
| Midlands Snooker Club (Food) WV14 7DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Midland Snooker Club WV14 7DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Foxy Lady Aka Ale House WV14 7DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2022 |
| Kendrick News & Off Licence WV14 8LJ | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2020 |
| Bradleys No1 Pizza WV14 8DD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2024 |
| Bishops Baps Cafe WV14 8DD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Grace Fish Bar WV14 8DD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2024 |
| One Stop Stores Ltd WV14 8EN | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Laurel Grove (18); On or near Prince Charles Road (12); On or near Bay Avenue (11); On or near Sorbus Street (10); On or near Elizabeth Avenue (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 40% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Sorbus Street · Maple Grove · Elder Road · Sorrel Drive · Tilia Grove · Elizabeth Avenue · Bay Avenue · Laurel Grove · Larch Gardens · Raleigh Road · Belmont Street · Prince Charles Road
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.