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On Sandy Lane, in Bewdley East & Upper Arley
What it's like at DY11 5QZ: every home that has sold on Sandy 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Sandy Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 3 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Fair View, Sandy LaneDetached | Apr 2018 | £600,000 | 148 m² | £4,054/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Cottage, Sandy LaneDetached | Nov 2018 | £695,000 | 295 m² | £2,356/m² | 3 |
| Red Ridge, Sandy LaneDetached | Jan 2017 | £350,000 | 102 m² | £3,431/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Kidderminster, a drive away (3.1 km), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Corbett Road, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 12, 4, 4A); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Franche Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Baxter College, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 36.6 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.8 km away, with The White Cakery closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wolverley Surgery (1.8 km), with Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Hairdesign is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 18 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Habberley Trail is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The Three Crowns And A Sugar Loaf the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 92 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 146 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is White Wickets Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Gymophobics (2.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 39 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
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.
Wyre Forest constituency: Mark Garnier MP (Conservative), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 812 (1.8%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Conservative 32%, Labour 30%, Reform UK 21%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
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 DY11 5QZ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Sandy Lane in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 5.7% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 78.3% | 88.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 12.2% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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: The Warren, Hay On Wye · about 80 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.