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On Tennyson Avenue, in Hill Hook
What it's like at B74 4YG: every home that has sold on Tennyson Avenue 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.
Sales and extensions on Tennyson Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 18 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Jun 2024 | £510,000 | 132 m² | £3,864/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Oct 2021 | £650,000 | 203 m² | £3,202/m² | 2 |
| 5, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Jul 2025 | £480,000 | 111 m² | £4,324/m² | 3 |
| 6, Tennyson AvenueDetached | May 2017 | £415,000 | 169 m² | £2,456/m² | 2 |
| 7, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Mar 2010 | £280,000 | 109 m² | £2,569/m² | 2 |
| 11, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Oct 2001 | £221,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Sept 2011 | £315,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Apr 2021 | £472,500 | 121 m² | £3,905/m² | 3 |
| 16, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Dec 2018 | £390,000 | 112 m² | £3,482/m² | 2 |
| 17, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Jun 2026 | £640,000 | 143 m² | £4,476/m² | 2 |
| 21, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Mar 2025 | £475,000 | 114 m² | £4,167/m² | 4 |
| 23, Tennyson AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2001 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Mar 2013 | £327,000 | 127 m² | £2,575/m² | 1 |
| 31, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Jan 2008 | £352,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Dec 2012 | £325,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Dec 2024 | £502,000 | 118 m² | £4,254/m² | 1 |
| 37, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Oct 2002 | £209,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Tennyson AvenueDetached | Jul 2026 | £672,500 | 152 m² | £4,424/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Blake Street, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 345k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Watford Gap Island, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, 3); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hill West Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 78% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Arthur Terry School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 55.4 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (3.6 km) and Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 1.8 km away, with Go Local - Bachhal closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ley Hill Surgery (2.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.8 km).
For a haircut, Four Looks is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 10 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Cosy Coffee Shop & Bruncherie is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Quill and Taper the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Shenstone Court Park, 2.9 km away; for exercise, Better Gym Mere Green (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 17 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.
6 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.
Sutton Coldfield constituency: Sir Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative), since June 2001. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,543 (5.3%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Conservative 38%, Labour 33%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 5%.
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 B74 4YG →
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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 18 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 12 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% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.6% | 1.4% | 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: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 32 min
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