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On Hillcrest Road, in Kates Hill
What it's like at DY2 7PW: every home that has sold on Hillcrest 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.
Sales and extensions on Hillcrest Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 9 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 6, Hillcrest RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £119,000 | 65 m² | £1,831/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Hillcrest RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 104, Hillcrest RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1996 | £37,000 | 61 m² | £607/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Dudley Interchange Metro station, a few minutes' walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is Dudley Port, 2.2 km away, with 376k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Hillcrest Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 215, 216); 53 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 93% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blowers Green Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is St James Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (9.2 km) and King Edward VI Five Ways School (9.8 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Kates Hill Superstore, 250 m away, with One Stop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kate's Hill Surgery (200 m), with Kate's Hill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Mirpur Hairdressers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 3.4 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Desi Village is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Castle View the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 12% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 52% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Dudley Millennium Sculpture Trail, 150 m away; for exercise, Unique Fitness Ladies Gym (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
61 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.
Dudley constituency: Sonia Kumar MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,900 (5.3%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 26%, Green Party 3%.
29 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 DY2 7PW →
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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" Hillcrest Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.3% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 77 min
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