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On Wardend Road, in Washwood Heath
What it's like at B8 2QX: every home that has sold on Wardend 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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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.
13 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Wardend Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 115 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 37, Wardend RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £175,000 | 74 m² | £2,365/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43, Wardend RoadTerraced | Jul 2008 | £130,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 47, Wardend RoadFlat | Sept 2021 | £143,000 | 67 m² | £2,134/m² | 2 |
| 55, Wardend RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £180,000 | 70 m² | £2,571/m² | 1 |
| 59, Wardend RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £113,000 | 80 m² | £1,413/m² | 2 |
| 61, Wardend RoadTerraced | Mar 2022 | £180,000 | 74 m² | £2,432/m² | 2 |
| 63, Wardend RoadTerraced | Sept 2015 | £105,000 | 70 m² | £1,500/m² | 1 |
| 65, Wardend RoadTerraced | Sept 2010 | £120,000 | 62 m² | £1,935/m² | 1 |
| 67, Wardend RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2005 | £118,000 | 97 m² | £1,216/m² | 2 |
| 69, Wardend RoadTerraced | May 2024 | £200,000 | 67 m² | £2,985/m² | 2 |
| 71, Wardend RoadTerraced | May 2011 | £89,000 | 66 m² | £1,348/m² | 1 |
| 73, Wardend RoadTerraced | Sept 2003 | £92,500 | 101 m² | £916/m² | 1 |
| 75, Wardend RoadTerraced | Jul 2014 | £118,000 | 90 m² | £1,311/m² | 1 |
| 77, Wardend RoadTerraced | Nov 2024 | £215,000 | 82 m² | £2,622/m² | 3 |
| 79, Wardend RoadTerraced | Oct 2022 | £230,000 | 86 m² | £2,674/m² | 3 |
| 83, Wardend RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £110,000 | 86 m² | £1,279/m² | 3 |
| 85, Wardend RoadTerraced | Dec 2012 | £83,000 | 94 m² | £883/m² | 1 |
| 87, Wardend RoadTerraced | Apr 2004 | £70,000 | 63 m² | £1,111/m² | 1 |
| 89, Wardend RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £95,000 | 88 m² | £1,080/m² | 2 |
| 91, Wardend RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £175,000 | 72 m² | £2,431/m² | 1 |
| 93, Wardend RoadTerraced | Apr 2013 | £120,000 | 173 m² | £694/m² | 1 |
| 97, Wardend RoadTerraced | Mar 2018 | £133,000 | 71 m² | £1,873/m² | 1 |
| 99, Wardend RoadTerraced | Nov 2017 | £128,000 | 72 m² | £1,778/m² | 1 |
| 103, Wardend RoadTerraced | Sept 2003 | £88,000 | 94 m² | £936/m² | 2 |
| 109, Wardend RoadTerraced | Feb 2010 | £85,000 | 89 m² | £955/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Stechford, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Ward End Library, 300 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 95, 94); 36 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ward End Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Shaw Hill Primary School (0.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Hodge Hill College, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 45.1 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East (0.9 km) and Aston University Engineering Academy (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Aston School (2.9 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (5.4 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Bucuresti Magazine, 500 m away, with Bismillah Halal Butchers closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pearl Medical Centre (400 m), with Ward End Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Stylish Cutz is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is City Health Campus, 6.0 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Classic Fish Bar is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Washwood Heath Conservative Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Ward End Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Black Widow Martial Arts Academy (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 8.1 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
38 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.
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency: Liam Byrne MP (Labour), since July 2004. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 1,566 (4.6%), turnout 44%. Vote shares: Labour 31%, Workers Party of Britain 27%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 14%.
16 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 B8 2QX →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 16% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Birmingham City University, 3.6 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 115 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 99 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 84.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.5% | 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 Whitwell Creek · about 86 min
Nearest: Chasewater Railway · about 31 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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