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On Melia Drive, in Woods & Mesty Croft
What it's like at WS10 0QE: every home that has sold on Melia Drive 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.
14 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Melia Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 53 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Melia DriveDetached | Dec 2017 | £170,000 | 89 m² | £1,910/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Melia DriveDetached | May 2007 | £199,150 | 91 m² | £2,188/m² | 1 |
| 3, Melia DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £200,000 | 116 m² | £1,724/m² | 2 |
| 4, Melia DriveTerraced | Oct 2018 | £185,000 | 101 m² | £1,832/m² | 3 |
| 5, Melia DriveSemi-detached | May 2023 | £255,000 | 100 m² | £2,550/m² | 2 |
| 7, Melia DriveDetached | Sept 2007 | £218,900 | 103 m² | £2,125/m² | 1 |
| 8, Melia DriveTerraced | Nov 2007 | £180,250 | 100 m² | £1,803/m² | 1 |
| 9, Melia DriveDetached | Nov 2024 | £292,000 | 84 m² | £3,476/m² | 3 |
| 10, Melia DriveTerraced | Nov 2024 | £210,000 | 99 m² | £2,121/m² | 2 |
| 11, Melia DriveDetached | Nov 2007 | £237,200 | 120 m² | £1,977/m² | 1 |
| 12, Melia DriveTerraced | Nov 2008 | £140,000 | 98 m² | £1,429/m² | 1 |
| 14, Melia DriveTerraced | Sept 2021 | £205,000 | 98 m² | £2,092/m² | 3 |
| 15, Melia DriveDetached | Aug 2021 | £270,000 | 107 m² | £2,523/m² | 3 |
| 16, Melia DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £170,000 | 99 m² | £1,717/m² | 3 |
| 17, Melia DriveDetached | Mar 2024 | £300,000 | 114 m² | £2,632/m² | 2 |
| 18, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 106 m² | £677/m² | 1 |
| 19, Melia DriveTerraced | Apr 2009 | £155,000 | 36 m² | £4,306/m² | 1 |
| 20, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £717,100 | 110 m² | £6,519/m² | 1 |
| 21, Melia DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £250,000 | 112 m² | £2,232/m² | 3 |
| 22, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 98 m² | £732/m² | 1 |
| 23, Melia DriveTerraced | Dec 2020 | £210,000 | 110 m² | £1,909/m² | 2 |
| 24, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 106 m² | £677/m² | 1 |
| 25, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 103 m² | £696/m² | 1 |
| 26, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 104 m² | £690/m² | 1 |
| 27, Melia DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2023 | £250,000 | 89 m² | £2,809/m² | 3 |
| 28, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 100 m² | £717/m² | 1 |
| 29, Melia DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2008 | £134,000 | 69 m² | £1,942/m² | 1 |
| 30, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 98 m² | £732/m² | 1 |
| 31, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £213,000 | 77 m² | £2,766/m² | 2 |
| 32, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Dec 2008 | £71,710 | 104 m² | £690/m² | 1 |
| 33, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,458 | 55 m² | £1,554/m² | 1 |
| 34, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £84,906 | 33 m² | £2,573/m² | 1 |
| 35, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,457 | 55 m² | £1,554/m² | 1 |
| 36, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £84,907 | 64 m² | £1,327/m² | 1 |
| 37, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,458 | 55 m² | £1,554/m² | 1 |
| 38, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £84,908 | 33 m² | £2,573/m² | 1 |
| 39, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,457 | – | – | 1 |
| 40, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 39 m² | £2,510/m² | 1 |
| 41, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,458 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 77 m² | £1,271/m² | 1 |
| 43, Melia DriveFlat · company-owned | Aug 2008 | £85,457 | 56 m² | £1,526/m² | 1 |
| 44, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 39 m² | £2,510/m² | 1 |
| 46, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 39 m² | £2,510/m² | 1 |
| 48, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 75 m² | £1,305/m² | 1 |
| 50, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 39 m² | £2,510/m² | 1 |
| 52, Melia DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2008 | £97,900 | 39 m² | £2,510/m² | 1 |
| 54, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2021 | £170,000 | 65 m² | £2,615/m² | 2 |
| 56, Melia DriveTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2021 | £177,000 | 84 m² | £2,107/m² | 2 |
| 58, Melia DriveTerraced | Apr 2024 | £195,000 | 67 m² | £2,910/m² | 3 |
| 60, Melia DriveDetached | Nov 2025 | £300,000 | 112 m² | £2,679/m² | 2 |
| 62, Melia DriveDetached | Feb 2019 | £230,000 | 110 m² | £2,091/m² | 2 |
| 64, Melia DriveDetached | Jun 2010 | £175,000 | 84 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 66, Melia DriveDetached | Dec 2009 | £155,000 | 45 m² | £3,444/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Bescot Stadium, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 155k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bissell Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 40, 674); 43 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Mesty Croft Primary, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 46% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Old Park Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5% 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 (3.4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (4.1 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl UK GmbH, 700 m away, with Euro Shop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Medical Centre (550 m), with Friar Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Mandy's Hair & Beauty Salon is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 67% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 73% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Village Inn is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Croft the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Brunswick Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Wednesbury Sports Union (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.
27 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%.
21 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 WS10 0QE →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Sandwell since 2011.
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 53 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 51 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 15 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.2% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 7.0% | 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 80 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · 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.