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On Water Orton Lane, in Minworth
What it's like at B76 9BT: every home that has sold on Water Orton 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.
11 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Water Orton Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 73 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 46, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2011 | £127,000 | 76 m² | £1,671/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | May 2006 | £177,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 50, Water Orton LaneFlat | Oct 2024 | £123,000 | 42 m² | £2,929/m² | 4 |
| 54, Water Orton LaneOther | Feb 2024 | £145,000 | 44 m² | £3,295/m² | 3 |
| 56, Water Orton LaneOther | Feb 2024 | £145,000 | 55 m² | £2,636/m² | 2 |
| 58, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | Mar 1997 | £48,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 62, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | May 2015 | £167,500 | 75 m² | £2,233/m² | 1 |
| 64, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2002 | £81,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 66, Water Orton LaneSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £27,000 | 75 m² | £360/m² | 1 |
| 1, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Mar 2024 | £200,000 | 88 m² | £2,273/m² | 2 |
| The Granary, Minworth Hall, Water Orton LaneDetached | Sept 2000 | £330,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The Hay Loft, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Jun 2006 | £112,000 | 74 m² | £1,514/m² | 2 |
| The Stables, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneOther | Sept 2025 | £13,000 | – | – | 5 |
| The Lodge, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneDetached | Aug 2020 | £330,000 | 160 m² | £2,063/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Dec 2006 | £133,950 | 60 m² | £2,233/m² | 1 |
| The Granary, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Jul 2024 | £185,000 | 65 m² | £2,846/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Oct 2020 | £110,000 | 49 m² | £2,245/m² | 1 |
| Barn B, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Nov 2020 | £96,200 | 44 m² | £2,186/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Feb 2020 | £180,000 | 77 m² | £2,338/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Oct 2020 | £220,000 | 101 m² | £2,178/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Minworth Hall Farm, Water Orton LaneFlat | Apr 2020 | £110,000 | 65 m² | £1,692/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Water Orton, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 47k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Minworth Hall Farm, 50 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 71, 64, X64); 19 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Minworth Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lift Greenwood, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 31.8 · 2.4% 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 Asda, 1.1 km away, with Europa Worldwide Logistics closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Satis House (1.7 km), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Cut Fellas is 1.9 km 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.
Minworth Lodge Food & Catering is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and minworth club & lodge the nearest pub (100 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 Minworth Green, 200 m away; for exercise, Castle Vale Swimming Pool (1.9 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%.
8 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 9BT →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Water Orton Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 57 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 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.
Nearest: Rutland Water Sykes Lane · about 87 min
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