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On Lodge Close, in Halesowen East
What it's like at B62 0BG: every home that has sold on Lodge Close 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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 Lodge Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Lodge CloseDetached | Jul 2024 | £829,000 | 315 m² | £2,632/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Lodge CloseDetached | Feb 2002 | £280,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Lodge CloseDetached | Jun 2013 | £340,000 | 160 m² | £2,125/m² | 2 |
| 5, Lodge CloseDetached | Oct 2004 | £370,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Lodge CloseDetached | Apr 2000 | £201,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Lodge CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £620,000 | 191 m² | £3,246/m² | 3 |
| 8, Lodge CloseDetached | Jul 1995 | £212,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Lodge CloseDetached | Feb 2023 | £755,000 | 157 m² | £4,809/m² | 1 |
| 11, Lodge CloseDetached | Mar 2017 | £455,000 | 192 m² | £2,370/m² | 1 |
| 12, Lodge CloseDetached | Apr 2026 | £540,000 | 100 m² | £5,400/m² | 1 |
| 13, Lodge CloseDetached | Dec 2018 | £410,000 | 125 m² | £3,280/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Old Hill, a drive away (3.1 km), with 154k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Lapal Lane North, 50 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, 002, 24); 49 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Lapal Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 73% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Leasowes High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.8 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (2.8 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (8.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food Store, 950 m away, with Shell Manor Way closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stourside Medical Practice (1.3 km), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Retreat is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 5.5 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 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Jo & Leeanne's Tasty Bites is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Halesowen Golf Club the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is The Leasowes, 900 m away; for exercise, Halesowen Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 19 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 2.9 km away (TEF Silver).
5 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.
Halesowen constituency: Alex Ballinger MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,364 (11.3%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 22%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
10 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 B62 0BG →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Lodge Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 70 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 1 of 7 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 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.0% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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.
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