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On Park Lane West, in Tipton
What it's like at DY4 8LF: every home that has sold on Park Lane West 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).
Sales and extensions on Park Lane West; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 25 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 51, Park Lane WestTerraced | Aug 1996 | £36,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51a, Park Lane WestSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £123,000 | 93 m² | £1,323/m² | 1 |
| 139, Park Lane WestSemi-detached | Jul 2011 | £95,000 | 79 m² | £1,203/m² | 2 |
| 140, Park Lane WestSemi-detached | Jul 2015 | £79,000 | 79 m² | £1,000/m² | 2 |
| 142, Park Lane WestSemi-detached · company-owned | May 2021 | £60,000 | 184 m² | £326/m² | 3 |
| 143, Park Lane WestTerraced | Jun 2013 | £69,500 | 84 m² | £827/m² | 1 |
| 144, Park Lane WestSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £136,000 | 85 m² | £1,600/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Birmingham New Road Metro station, a few minutes' walk (500 m). The nearest rail station is Tipton, 650 m away, with 359k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Sherwood Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 229, 42); 27 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Tipton Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (50 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Q3 Academy Tipton, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 36.4 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (5.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (8.7 km) and Queen Mary's High School (9.2 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Nisa Local, 550 m away, with Paz News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Black Country Family Practice (600 m), with Brutons Pharmacy (Neptune) the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Spa Rituals Hair & Beauty is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 4.6 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Tipton Green Methodist Church is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Hot Shot Snooker Club (entrance on High Street) the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 29% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 300 m away; for exercise, PureGym (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 23 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% 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.
Tipton and Wednesbury constituency: Antonia Bance MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,385 (10.6%), turnout 43%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 25%, Green Party 5%.
34 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 DY4 8LF →
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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 25 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 15 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.2% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.4% | 7.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 80 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · about 31 min
Nearest: Severn Valley Railway · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.