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On Cradley Road, in Dudley Wood & Saltwells
What it's like at DY2 9RJ: every home that has sold on Cradley 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cradley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 147 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 87, Cradley RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £108,000 | 105 m² | £1,029/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89, Cradley RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £80,000 | 87 m² | £920/m² | 1 |
| Flat 7, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Nov 2001 | £24,950 | 23 m² | £1,085/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Dec 2022 | £45,000 | 23 m² | £1,957/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Aug 2005 | £41,000 | 23 m² | £1,783/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Feb 2015 | £32,250 | 24 m² | £1,344/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Dec 2023 | £55,000 | 23 m² | £2,391/m² | 5 |
| Flat 5, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £42,000 | 24 m² | £1,750/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Dec 2013 | £45,000 | 27 m² | £1,667/m² | 2 |
| Flat 8, Austin House, Cradley RoadFlat | Jun 2026 | £45,000 | 24 m² | £1,875/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | Jan 2024 | £58,000 | 22 m² | £2,636/m² | 6 |
| Flat 7, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | Dec 2003 | £33,000 | 23 m² | £1,435/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | Feb 2007 | £46,000 | 23 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | Oct 2007 | £49,000 | 24 m² | £2,042/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | May 2006 | £47,000 | 23 m² | £2,043/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, Edward House, Cradley RoadFlat | Oct 2023 | £55,000 | 23 m² | £2,391/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Jan 2020 | £39,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 8, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | May 2006 | £48,000 | 25 m² | £1,920/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | May 2003 | £32,000 | 23 m² | £1,391/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Sept 2004 | £49,950 | 23 m² | £2,172/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Aug 2023 | £47,000 | 23 m² | £2,043/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Jul 2022 | £44,500 | 25 m² | £1,780/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Jan 2026 | £51,000 | 24 m² | £2,125/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Melvyn House, Cradley RoadFlat | Aug 2020 | £37,000 | 31 m² | £1,194/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Cradley Heath, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 719k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Tewkesbury Drive, 250 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 24); 18 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Netherbrook Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Link Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (8.4 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (10.6 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 300 m away; Netherton Foodbank (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Anchor Medical Practice (500 m), with Dudley Wood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Evolve Barbering is 650 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Primrose Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Woodman the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Golden Hillock Playing Field, 150 m away; for exercise, Central House Fitness centre (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% 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.
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.
Halesowen constituency: Alex Ballinger MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,364 (11.3%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 22%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
22 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 9RJ →
On this street: 0 of 103 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 24 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.4% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.7% | 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 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.
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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 147 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.