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On Rosefield Road, in Smethwick South
What it's like at B67 6DY: every home that has sold on Rosefield 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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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.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rosefield Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 102 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 169, Rosefield RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2007 | £91,000 | 101 m² | £901/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171, Rosefield RoadTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2020 | £129,500 | 81 m² | £1,599/m² | 1 |
| 173, Rosefield RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £210,000 | 89 m² | £2,360/m² | 4 |
| 179, Rosefield RoadTerraced | Aug 2007 | £116,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 183, Rosefield RoadTerraced | May 2024 | £227,000 | 97 m² | £2,340/m² | 3 |
The nearest station is Smethwick Rolfe Street, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 404k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Stanhope Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 89, 21); 36 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Crocketts Community Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Shireland Technology Primary (1 km), with 4 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Shireland Collegiate Academy, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (1.5 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (3.1 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (3.5 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is MIR International Supermarket, 500 m away, with Premier Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sarephed Medical Centre (400 m), with Bearwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Yas Hair Studio is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 2.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Old Chapel Inn is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Smethwick Labour Club the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 97 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 8% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 56% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Harry Mitchell Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Skarz Soccer Centre (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 16 km away.
59 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Old Church | II* | 120 m |
| Old Chapel Inn | II | 160 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Smethwick constituency: Gurinder Singh Josan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,188 (31.9%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 16%, Conservative 13%, Green Party 8%.
31 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 B67 6DY →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University College Birmingham, 4.4 km away (TEF Silver).
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 102 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 85 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% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.6% | 7.0% | 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.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 78 min
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