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On Northfield Road, in Netherton
What it's like at DY2 9ER: every home that has sold on Northfield 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 Northfield Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 52 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Northfield RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2003 | £54,000 | – | – | 2 |
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From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Flood Street Metro station, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km). The nearest rail station is Cradley Heath, 2.4 km away, with 719k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Church Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 19, 25); 37 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Northfield Road Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Blowers Green Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is The Link Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (8.6 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (10 km).
The nearest supermarket is K.K.A News & Food, 350 m away, with Bains Wines closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is LA Cosmetic Lounge (150 m), with Milan Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, FH Barbers is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 2.8 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Netherton Arts Centre is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Olde Swan Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Purlin Wharf Pocket Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Dudley Water Sports Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
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.
42 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Netherton Public Hall and Free Library | II | 30 m |
| the Old Swan Public House and Brewhouse at Rear | II | 80 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Stourbridge constituency: Cat Eccles MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,073 (7.7%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 4%.
23 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 9ER →
On this street: 0 of 38 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 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 88.6% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 11.1% | 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.
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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 52 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 81 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · 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.