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On Kempsey Close, in Hawne
What it's like at B63 4DR: every home that has sold on Kempsey 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Kempsey Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £250,000 | 107 m² | £2,336/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £136,250 | 63 m² | £2,163/m² | 2 |
| 7, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £285,000 | 91 m² | £3,132/m² | 2 |
| 11, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £276,500 | 72 m² | £3,840/m² | 1 |
| 16, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Aug 1996 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £298,000 | 82 m² | £3,634/m² | 2 |
| 20, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Jan 1997 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | May 2022 | £237,500 | 80 m² | £2,969/m² | 1 |
| 26, Kempsey CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2012 | £140,000 | 80 m² | £1,750/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Cradley Heath, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 719k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Hanley Close, 100 m away, with a bus about every 23 minutes on weekdays (routes 142, 142A, 217); 68 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Huntingtree Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Windsor High School and Sixth Form, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (4.8 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 700 m away, with Witley Convenience closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Alexandra Medical Centre (600 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Simply Hair is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 6.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Blue Spice is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Lutley Oak Public House the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Bournes Crescent Open Space, 200 m away; for exercise, Halesowen Leisure Centre (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 21 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
18 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%.
9 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 B63 4DR →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Kempsey Close in the last 12 months.
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 | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.5% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 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.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 75 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.