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Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
What it's like at WS7 2DB: every home that has sold on the 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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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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Hednesford, a drive away (6.1 km), with 276k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Oakdene Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 62); 15 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Springhill Primary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 45% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Fulfen Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Chase Terrace Academy, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 44.3 · 4.9% 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, 400 m away; SPAR & Subway (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Salters Meadow Health Ctr (500 m), with N & J'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Chequers is 3.1 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.
Beacon Community Church is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Wych Elm the nearest pub (350 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 Redwood Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Chasewater Outdoor Education Centre (1.9 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.
43 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.
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%.
15 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 2DB →
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 36 min
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| 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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