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On Racecourse Lane, in Norton South
What it's like at DY8 2RL: every home that has sold on Racecourse 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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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 Racecourse Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Brockmoor, Racecourse LaneDetached | Mar 2026 | £550,000 | 166 m² | £3,313/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comberton, Racecourse LaneDetached | Oct 1995 | £230,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Conifers, Racecourse LaneDetached | Jan 2026 | £510,000 | 163 m² | £3,129/m² | 4 |
| Newton Ferrers, Racecourse LaneDetached | Jun 2021 | £415,000 | 144 m² | £2,882/m² | 2 |
| Overdale, Racecourse LaneDetached | Nov 2022 | £400,000 | 97 m² | £4,124/m² | 4 |
| Sunnyside, Racecourse LaneDetached | Apr 1999 | £125,500 | – | – | 2 |
| The Chase, Racecourse LaneDetached | Jan 2011 | £245,000 | 127 m² | £1,929/m² | 2 |
| The Doone, Racecourse LaneDetached | Jul 2011 | £250,000 | 165 m² | £1,515/m² | 1 |
| Wyndemoore, Racecourse LaneDetached | Aug 2015 | £350,000 | 197 m² | £1,777/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Stourbridge Junction, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Snow Hill.
The nearest bus stop is Carver Gardens, 150 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 25, 88); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's RC Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Old Swinford Hospital, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 59 · 29.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Five Ways School (10.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is the Coop, 650 m away; Norton Off Licence (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lion Health (2.2 km), with Broadway Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Salon 2000 is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 6.9 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
St Michaels Church is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Norton Social Club the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 57% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Mere, 800 m away; for exercise, Crystal Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 28 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 55% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% 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.
10 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.
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%.
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 DY8 2RL →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Racecourse Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 76 min
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On this street: 0 of 15 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 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 99.2% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 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.