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On Knowles Street, in Woods & Mesty Croft
What it's like at WS10 9HN: every home that has sold on Knowles Street 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Knowles Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 23 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Jun 1995 | £24,000 | 73 m² | £329/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Feb 1997 | £37,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £190,000 | 79 m² | £2,405/m² | 1 |
| 4, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £227,000 | 68 m² | £3,338/m² | 3 |
| 5, Knowles StreetTerraced | Mar 2021 | £100,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £175,000 | 80 m² | £2,188/m² | 3 |
| 7, Knowles StreetTerraced | Sept 2020 | £170,000 | 77 m² | £2,208/m² | 1 |
| 8, Knowles StreetTerraced | Jun 2004 | £88,000 | 122 m² | £721/m² | 2 |
| 9, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £170,000 | 85 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 10, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £175,000 | 74 m² | £2,365/m² | 3 |
| 12, Knowles StreetTerraced | Mar 2007 | £154,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 15, Knowles StreetSemi-detached | Jan 2013 | £130,000 | 89 m² | £1,461/m² | 1 |
| 16, Knowles StreetDetached | Feb 2001 | £62,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Knowles StreetDetached | Nov 2022 | £325,000 | 101 m² | £3,218/m² | 3 |
| 26, Knowles StreetDetached | Jul 2017 | £258,000 | 96 m² | £2,688/m² | 3 |
| 27, Knowles StreetDetached | Aug 2013 | £155,000 | 74 m² | £2,095/m² | 2 |
| 28, Knowles StreetDetached | Jun 2014 | £167,995 | 123 m² | £1,366/m² | 1 |
| 30, Knowles StreetDetached | Feb 1999 | £99,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Knowles StreetDetached | Feb 2016 | £174,000 | 94 m² | £1,851/m² | 2 |
| 32, Knowles StreetDetached | Feb 2018 | £250,000 | 89 m² | £2,809/m² | 2 |
| 33, Knowles StreetDetached | Jan 2008 | £175,000 | 66 m² | £2,652/m² | 4 |
| 34, Knowles StreetDetached | May 2003 | £146,000 | 87 m² | £1,678/m² | 2 |
| 35, Knowles StreetDetached | Jul 2013 | £180,000 | 115 m² | £1,565/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wednesbury Central Metro station, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km). The nearest rail station is Bescot Stadium, 1.7 km away, with 155k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Windmill Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 11); 61 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Mesty Croft Primary, a few minutes' walk (400 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, 950 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 Heron Frozen Foods, 600 m away, with Kash Koala closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oakeswell Health Centre (100 m), with Brutons Pharmacy(Oakeswell) the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Mandy's Hair & Beauty Salon is 400 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.
Marie's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Park Inn Freehouse the nearest pub (200 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, 300 m away; for exercise, Wednesbury Sports Union (750 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.
51 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%.
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 9HN →
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 23 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 1 of 18 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 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.3% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 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.