Warstone Close Bewdley, Wyre Forest
14 addresses across 3 postcodes (DY12), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 45701075.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £386,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 Wyre Forest costs £2,512 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kidderminster, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wribbenhall Millennium Green, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bewdley Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £386,000 | £357,000 | £415,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £352,500 | £352,500 | £352,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £175,000 | £160,000 | £190,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £198,000 | £198,000 | £198,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £83,750 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £69,000 | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2023 | 2 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2023 | 8 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £357,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 2 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £352,500 | |
| 26 Feb 2018 | 6 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2014 | 7 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2014 | 6 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2006 | 10 DY12 1HZ | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 8 DY12 1HZ | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 1999 | 6 DY12 1HZ | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 27 Jun 1995 | 4 DY12 1HZ | Terraced | £69,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,512 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,954 | £2,233 | £2,512 | £3,071 | £3,629 | £4,187 | £5,025 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (36% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 111, KIDDERMINSTER ROAD, grade II
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, 3 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY12 1HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| DY12 1DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| DY12 1JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 36 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY12 1DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hartlebury 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Catchems End | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kidderminster Bus Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Gardners Meadow Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 38.5 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewdley Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Healthpoint Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bewdley Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wribbenhall Millennium Green 2,950 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,920 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,950 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 5, 7 and 9, Stourport Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 80 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 5, 7 and 9, Stourport Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Beales Corner | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hoarstone Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Severn Bridge including Flanking Arches and Balustrade | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Moated site in Wassell Wood, 400m south of Trimpley Green | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 490 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Rose Cottage Pool | Lake or reservoir | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Sandbourne Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Bewdley Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Rhydd Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Snuffmill Dingle | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is 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 Wyre Forest: see them on the Wyre Forest page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewdley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| The Bewdley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Waggon & Horses DY12 1DG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 4 Good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Catchems End Fish Bar DY12 1DL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Wribbenhall Parish Rooms DY12 1DQ | Other catering premises | 190 m | Exempt | |
| Rising Sun DY12 1JE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Springhill Stores DY12 1ET | Retailers - other | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Wribbenhall Social Club DY12 1DA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Threlfall Drive (8); On or near Delamere Road (7); On or near Habberley Road (4); On or near Queen'S Way (2); On or near Parking Area (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- DY12 1HZ: 10 addresses
- DY12 1DG: 3 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- DY12 1JT: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Jorden's Walk · Hilltop Avenue · Meadow Rise · Threlfall Drive · Heathfield Road · Lodge Close · Warstone Meadows · Delamere Road · Ridgestone Way · Belvedere Crescent · Campion Way · Queen's Way
All the streets in DY12 and across Wyre Forest.
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.