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On Wardour Drive, in Chelmsley Wood East
What it's like at B37 7UA: every home that has sold on Wardour Drive 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wardour Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 24 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2018 | £190,000 | 63 m² | £3,016/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Wardour DriveTerraced | Jun 2007 | £148,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jan 1997 | £46,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Wardour DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2020 | £165,000 | 70 m² | £2,357/m² | 3 |
| 9, Wardour DriveTerraced | Sept 2012 | £90,000 | 76 m² | £1,184/m² | 1 |
| 10, Wardour DriveTerraced | Mar 2017 | £165,000 | 87 m² | £1,897/m² | 1 |
| 12, Wardour DriveTerraced | Nov 2010 | £140,000 | 127 m² | £1,102/m² | 2 |
| 18, Wardour DriveTerraced | Mar 2025 | £225,000 | 79 m² | £2,848/m² | 1 |
| 21, Wardour DriveTerraced | Apr 2022 | £215,000 | 97 m² | £2,216/m² | 1 |
| 22, Wardour DriveTerraced | Nov 2004 | £139,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Wardour DriveTerraced | Oct 2009 | £115,000 | 79 m² | £1,456/m² | 3 |
| 25, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jul 1998 | £58,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2011 | £124,950 | 70 m² | £1,785/m² | 1 |
| 30, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | May 2002 | £67,000 | 70 m² | £957/m² | 2 |
| 32, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2019 | £210,000 | 75 m² | £2,800/m² | 2 |
| 33, Wardour DriveTerraced | Sept 2024 | £195,000 | 74 m² | £2,635/m² | 1 |
| 34, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £180,000 | 90 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
| 35, Wardour DriveTerraced | Jun 2023 | £195,000 | 82 m² | £2,378/m² | 1 |
| 36, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2007 | £108,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 37, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | May 2024 | £215,000 | 74 m² | £2,905/m² | 1 |
| 39, Wardour DriveTerraced | Nov 1998 | £47,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 43, Wardour DriveTerraced | Apr 2003 | £86,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 45, Wardour DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £192,000 | 74 m² | £2,595/m² | 1 |
| 73, Wardour DriveOther · company-owned | Mar 2008 | £372,000 | 104 m² | £3,577/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Marston Green, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 589k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Hedingham Grove, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 891); 41 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull), 900 m away; Attainment 8: 30.8 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (11 km) and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (11 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Central England Co-Operative Society, 250 m away; Premier Country Meats (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Croft Medical Centre (200 m), with The Croft Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Natural Nails is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 14 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 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
3 Beans Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Banbury Club the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 116 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 37% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Meriden Park, 600 m away; for exercise, North Solihull Sports Centre (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 2.9 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
34 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.
Meriden and Solihull East constituency: Saqib Bhatti MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 4,584 (10.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
3 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 B37 7UA →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wardour Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 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 | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.3% | 91.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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.
Nearest: Rutland Water Whitwell Creek · about 76 min
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