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On Walmer Grove, in Upper Witton
What it's like at B23 7SS: every home that has sold on Walmer Grove since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Walmer Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Walmer GroveSemi-detached | May 2001 | £54,500 | 108 m² | £505/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Walmer GroveTerraced | Jan 2019 | £130,000 | 91 m² | £1,429/m² | 3 |
| 4, Walmer GroveTerraced | Jul 2024 | £149,000 | 82 m² | £1,817/m² | 1 |
| 5, Walmer GroveTerraced | Jun 2025 | £166,000 | 84 m² | £1,976/m² | 3 |
| 6, Walmer GroveTerraced | Jun 2006 | £117,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Walmer GroveSemi-detached | May 1999 | £43,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Walmer GroveTerraced | Sept 2025 | £235,000 | 87 m² | £2,701/m² | 1 |
| 9, Walmer GroveSemi-detached | Mar 2009 | £87,000 | 88 m² | £989/m² | 2 |
| 10, Walmer GroveTerraced | Oct 2021 | £210,000 | 96 m² | £2,188/m² | 1 |
| 11, Walmer GroveTerraced | Jan 2013 | £96,500 | 83 m² | £1,163/m² | 2 |
| 13, Walmer GroveTerraced | Oct 2003 | £79,500 | 89 m² | £893/m² | 1 |
| 15, Walmer GroveTerraced | Apr 2020 | £145,000 | 91 m² | £1,593/m² | 5 |
| 16, Walmer GroveSemi-detached | Jun 2011 | £78,500 | 84 m² | £935/m² | 1 |
| 17, Walmer GroveFlat | Aug 2021 | £180,000 | 76 m² | £2,368/m² | 3 |
| 19, Walmer GroveTerraced | Mar 2007 | £117,500 | 94 m² | £1,250/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Witton (West Midlands), a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 342k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Farley Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (route 7); 34 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Marsh Hill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is E-ACT North Birmingham Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Aston University Engineering Academy (4.6 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (3 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Nisa, 450 m away; Select and Save (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is College Road Surgery (1.1 km), with N D Chemist the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Crystal Nails Studio is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 5.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Witton Lakes Eco Hub is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Pavillion the nearest pub (800 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 54% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Witton Lakes, 250 m away; for exercise, Apollo Gym (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 12 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is , 4.5 km away (TEF Gold).
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Birmingham Erdington constituency: Paulette Hamilton MP (Labour), since March 2022. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,019 (20.6%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 16%, Green Party 7%.
23 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near B23 7SS →
On this street: 0 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.4% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 85 min
Nearest: Chasewater Railway · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 15 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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