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On Valley Road, in Quinton West
What it's like at B62 9RR: every home that has sold on Valley Road 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 Valley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2000 | £76,000 | 70 m² | £1,086/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £285,000 | 99 m² | £2,879/m² | 2 |
| 8, Valley RoadTerraced | May 2025 | £200,000 | 82 m² | £2,439/m² | 1 |
| 10, Valley RoadTerraced | Mar 2026 | £290,000 | 91 m² | £3,187/m² | 2 |
| 14, Valley RoadTerraced | Sept 2015 | £153,000 | 108 m² | £1,417/m² | 1 |
| 18, Valley RoadTerraced | Dec 2019 | £279,950 | 107 m² | £2,616/m² | 2 |
| 22, Valley RoadTerraced | Mar 1997 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Valley RoadTerraced | Sept 2013 | £147,000 | 90 m² | £1,633/m² | 2 |
| 34, Valley RoadTerraced | Nov 2013 | £125,000 | 70 m² | £1,786/m² | 1 |
| 36, Valley RoadTerraced | Jul 2007 | £143,000 | 77 m² | £1,857/m² | 2 |
| 38, Valley RoadTerraced | Dec 2011 | £125,000 | 74 m² | £1,689/m² | 1 |
| 40, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £168,000 | 87 m² | £1,931/m² | 1 |
| 42, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £220,000 | 77 m² | £2,857/m² | 1 |
| 44, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £305,000 | 83 m² | £3,675/m² | 2 |
| 46, Valley RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £249,950 | 83 m² | £3,011/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rowley Regis, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Snow Hill.
The nearest bus stop is Dale Road, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 217); 27 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hurst Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Lapal Primary School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Perryfields Academy, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 43.8 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (3 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (3.9 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (7.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Farmfoods, 850 m away, with The Cake Bowl closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Feldon Lane Practice (600 m), with Brandhall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, The Nail and Beauty Shop is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 5.6 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.
IGLU Desserts is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Fairfield Inn the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hurst Green Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Pro-Fitness (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 19 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Birmingham Newman University, 4.2 km away (TEF Silver).
14 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%.
15 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 9RR →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
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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 29 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 75 min
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On this street: 0 of 24 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.7% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.7% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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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