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On Thorncroft Way, in Yew Tree & Tamebridge
What it's like at WS5 4EF: every home that has sold on Thorncroft Way 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 Thorncroft Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 19 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, Thorncroft WaySemi-detached | May 1999 | £38,000 | 82 m² | £463/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Thorncroft WayTerraced | Feb 2021 | £162,500 | 80 m² | £2,031/m² | 1 |
| 20, Thorncroft WayFlat | Jan 2026 | £110,000 | 68 m² | £1,618/m² | 1 |
| 23, Thorncroft WayTerraced | Jan 2008 | £131,000 | 89 m² | £1,472/m² | 2 |
| 25, Thorncroft WaySemi-detached | Sept 2012 | £125,000 | 80 m² | £1,563/m² | 2 |
| 36, Thorncroft WaySemi-detached | Apr 2019 | £134,000 | 71 m² | £1,887/m² | 1 |
| 39, Thorncroft WayFlat · company-owned | Dec 2015 | £75,000 | 70 m² | £1,071/m² | 6 |
| 56, Thorncroft WayFlat | Nov 2016 | £49,950 | 70 m² | £714/m² | 1 |
| 71, Thorncroft WayDetached | Feb 2021 | £315,000 | 139 m² | £2,266/m² | 2 |
| 73, Thorncroft WayDetached | Jun 2021 | £311,000 | 116 m² | £2,681/m² | 2 |
| 75, Thorncroft WayDetached | Sept 2016 | £215,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 77, Thorncroft WayDetached | Nov 2002 | £125,950 | 82 m² | £1,536/m² | 1 |
| 79, Thorncroft WayDetached | Oct 2003 | £165,000 | 119 m² | £1,387/m² | 1 |
| 81, Thorncroft WayDetached | Aug 2007 | £210,000 | 135 m² | £1,556/m² | 2 |
| 83, Thorncroft WayDetached | Dec 2002 | £126,500 | 75 m² | £1,687/m² | 1 |
| 85, Thorncroft WayDetached | Mar 2007 | £165,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 87, Thorncroft WayDetached | Nov 2008 | £175,000 | 118 m² | £1,483/m² | 2 |
| 89, Thorncroft WayDetached | Apr 2006 | £165,000 | 79 m² | £2,089/m² | 2 |
| 91, Thorncroft WayDetached | Dec 2002 | £167,950 | 114 m² | £1,473/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Tame Bridge Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 632k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Brackendale Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 45); 23 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Yew Tree Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Delves Infant School (0.7 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Q3 Academy Great Barr, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (2.3 km) and Queen Mary's High School (3.7 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is New Drink Stop & Convenience Store, 1.1 km away, with JB Convenience closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Broadway Medical Centre (1.7 km), with Yew Tree Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Celina's Hair and Beauty Studio is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 3.6 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 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Archers is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Tiger the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is The Delves, 550 m away; for exercise, Sportwise (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 17% 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.
17 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.
West Bromwich constituency: Sarah Coombes MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,554 (26.2%), turnout 49%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 6%.
12 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 WS5 4EF →
On this street: 2 of 16 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 | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.8% | 92.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 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 19 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 85 min
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.