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On Meerash Lane, in Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
What it's like at WS7 0LF: every home that has sold on Meerash 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.
Sales and extensions on Meerash Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 8 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 14, Meerash LaneTerraced | Sept 2015 | £160,000 | 74 m² | £2,162/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16, Meerash LaneTerraced | Jun 2000 | £29,610 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Meerash LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2006 | £62,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Meerash LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £314,500 | 131 m² | £2,401/m² | 3 |
| 28, Meerash LaneTerraced | Jul 2026 | £264,000 | 81 m² | £3,259/m² | 3 |
| 30, Meerash LaneTerraced | Dec 2003 | £97,250 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Meerash LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £220,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Shenstone, a drive away (4.9 km), with 150k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest primary school is Ridgeway Primary Academy, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Fulfen Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Erasmus Darwin Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (10.4 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (11.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Food, 1.3 km away; Bargain Booze (1.3 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Darwin Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Day Night Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.3 km).
For a haircut, Creation is 4.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 12 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Bakery @ Hammerwich Cricket Club is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Elias Ashmole Club & Institute the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Coppy Nook Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Pier 52 (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 27 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.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| the Windmill | II | 190 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.
Lichfield constituency: Dave Robertson MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 810 (1.6%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 20%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
3 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 WS7 0LF →
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 88.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 5.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 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 8 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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