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On St James Lane, in Willenhall
What it's like at CV3 3DB: every home that has sold on St James 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 5 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 St James Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 112 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 219, St James LaneTerraced | Jan 2016 | £133,950 | 112 m² | £1,196/m² | 1 |
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| 221, St James LaneTerraced | Nov 2016 | £137,000 | 117 m² | £1,171/m² | 1 |
| 223, St James LaneTerraced | Nov 1999 | £37,500 | 113 m² | £332/m² | 1 |
| 237, St James LaneTerraced | Mar 2025 | £198,000 | 91 m² | £2,176/m² | 2 |
| 241, St James LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £86,000 | 92 m² | £935/m² | 1 |
| 243, St James LaneTerraced | Jun 1995 | £32,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 245, St James LaneTerraced | Aug 2003 | £73,000 | 76 m² | £961/m² | 1 |
| 249, St James LaneTerraced | Jun 2001 | £36,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 251, St James LaneTerraced | Sept 2006 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 253, St James LaneTerraced | Feb 2016 | £129,950 | 84 m² | £1,547/m² | 1 |
| 255, St James LaneTerraced | Oct 2017 | £143,500 | 90 m² | £1,594/m² | 1 |
| 257, St James LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £50,000 | 83 m² | £602/m² | 4 |
| 265, St James LaneTerraced | Dec 2024 | £190,000 | 95 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
| 271, St James LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2006 | £91,000 | 81 m² | £1,123/m² | 1 |
| 277, St James LaneSemi-detached | Dec 1997 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 285, St James LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £144,000 | 81 m² | £1,778/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Coventry, a drive away (3.9 km), with 6.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Willenhall Primary School, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 21, 13, 13A, 21S); 75 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Willenhall Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 48% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ernesford Grange Community Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 38.3 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Girls' School, Coventry (4.5 km) and Barr's Hill School (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Rugby High School (12.4 km) and Lawrence Sheriff School (14.2 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is ALDI Supermarket, 700 m away, with Urban Goodies Cic closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Willenhall Primary Care Centre - 1 (150 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Transformations is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital, 4.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% 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.
Oakwood cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Willenhall Social Club & Institute the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 180 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Field park, 150 m away; for exercise, Alan Higgs Sports Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
28 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.
Coventry East constituency: Mary Creagh MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,623 (31.4%), turnout 49%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 18%, Conservative 17%, Green Party 7%.
14 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 CV3 3DB →
The nearest university is Arden University, 1.5 km away (TEF Requires Improvement).
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St James Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 84 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 7 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.8% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.8% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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 72 min
Nearest: Battlefield Line Railway · about 32 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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