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On Penns Lane, in Minworth
What it's like at B76 1LQ: every home that has sold on Penns Lane 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Penns Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 103 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 226, Penns LaneDetached · company-owned | Jun 2025 | £631,000 | 265 m² | £2,381/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228, Penns LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £349,000 | 147 m² | £2,374/m² | 2 |
| 230, Penns LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £450,000 | 165 m² | £2,727/m² | 3 |
| 232, Penns LaneDetached | Jul 2020 | £540,000 | 168 m² | £3,214/m² | 2 |
| 238, Penns LaneDetached | May 2023 | £620,000 | 157 m² | £3,949/m² | 3 |
| 240, Penns LaneDetached | Nov 2021 | £600,000 | 132 m² | £4,545/m² | 3 |
| 242, Penns LaneDetached | Mar 1996 | £77,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 248, Penns LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2003 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 256, Penns LaneDetached | Apr 2006 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 258, Penns LaneDetached | Nov 1999 | £116,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 264, Penns LaneSemi-detached | May 2017 | £425,000 | 142 m² | £2,993/m² | 2 |
| 266, Penns LaneDetached | Feb 2006 | £392,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 272, Penns LaneDetached | Nov 2025 | £1,044,000 | 345 m² | £3,026/m² | 3 |
| 272a, Penns LaneDetached | Jan 2016 | £526,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chester Road, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 659k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Penns Hall Hotel, 150 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 77A, X15, 815); 5 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Penns Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 84% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bishop Walsh Catholic School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 56 · 20.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (3.8 km) and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (4.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 700 m away, with Ascension Supplements closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashfield Surgery (750 m), with Walmley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Creative Cutting is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 11 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, 5 pubs and bars.
Mytime Active is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Walmley Cricket Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Pype Hayes Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Body Blitz (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 9.1 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% 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.
12 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%.
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 B76 1LQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Penns Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 87 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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On this street: 0 of 72 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 26 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.8% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.1% | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.