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On Hobs Road, in Wood Green & Old Park
What it's like at WS10 9BD: every home that has sold on Hobs 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 Hobs Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 57 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Hobs RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £238,000 | 107 m² | £2,224/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a, Hobs RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £235,000 | 107 m² | £2,196/m² | 1 |
| 2b, Hobs RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £240,000 | 107 m² | £2,243/m² | 1 |
| 4, Hobs RoadFlat | Aug 2020 | £135,000 | 59 m² | £2,288/m² | 2 |
| 4a, Hobs RoadFlat · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 1 |
| 4b, Hobs RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £125,000 | 56 m² | £2,232/m² | 1 |
| 6, Hobs RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £240,000 | 107 m² | £2,243/m² | 2 |
| 6a, Hobs RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £235,000 | 107 m² | £2,196/m² | 1 |
| 6b, Hobs RoadTerraced | May 2021 | £237,000 | 107 m² | £2,215/m² | 1 |
| 8, Hobs RoadFlat | Jan 2021 | £122,500 | 53 m² | £2,311/m² | 1 |
| 10, Hobs RoadTerraced | Oct 2021 | £255,600 | 121 m² | £2,112/m² | 1 |
| 10a, Hobs RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £255,600 | 123 m² | £2,078/m² | 1 |
| 12, Hobs RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £268,000 | 121 m² | £2,215/m² | 1 |
| 13, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £162,500 | 87 m² | £1,868/m² | 2 |
| 14, Hobs RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jan 2026 | £149,000 | 115 m² | £1,296/m² | 1 |
| 15, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £377,500 | 88 m² | £4,290/m² | 5 |
| 19, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2010 | £137,500 | 83 m² | £1,657/m² | 4 |
| 21, Hobs RoadDetached | Nov 2004 | £182,000 | 191 m² | £953/m² | 2 |
| 23, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1995 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2004 | £140,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Hobs RoadDetached | Nov 2025 | £275,000 | 73 m² | £3,767/m² | 1 |
| 29, Hobs RoadDetached | Nov 2023 | £181,000 | 96 m² | £1,885/m² | 2 |
| 31, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £155,000 | 91 m² | £1,703/m² | 2 |
| 32, Hobs RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £175,000 | 109 m² | £1,606/m² | 1 |
| 33, Hobs RoadTerraced | Jan 2000 | £30,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, Hobs RoadOther | May 2020 | £275,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Hobs Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 11); 25 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wood Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Old Park Primary School (0.5 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (3.9 km) and Queen Mary's High School (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Heron Frozen Foods, 1.1 km away, with Spar Supermarket closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oakeswell Health Centre (700 m), with Park Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Tempted Hair & Beauty is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 2.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Horse and Jockey is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Wednesbury Cricket Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 116 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Brunswick Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Wednesbury Sports Union (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 22 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horse and Jockey | II | 90 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.
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%.
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 WS10 9BD →
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.
On this street: 0 of 49 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 9 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 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.5% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 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.
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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 57 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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