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On Marton Avenue, in Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
What it's like at WS7 2EH: every home that has sold on Marton Avenue 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 Marton Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 12 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Marton AvenueDetached | Nov 2013 | £139,000 | 75 m² | £1,853/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Marton AvenueTerraced | May 2000 | £67,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 3, Marton AvenueTerraced | Nov 2001 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Marton AvenueTerraced | Dec 1999 | £69,950 | 84 m² | £833/m² | 1 |
| 6, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £157,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £156,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Marton AvenueTerraced | Jan 2002 | £75,950 | 87 m² | £873/m² | 2 |
| 9, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £272,000 | 94 m² | £2,894/m² | 1 |
| 10, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £128,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 14, Marton AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2020 | £139,000 | 76 m² | £1,829/m² | 1 |
| 15, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £126,950 | 72 m² | £1,763/m² | 1 |
| 16, Marton AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2007 | £85,000 | 103 m² | £825/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 Rake Hill, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 61); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Chase Terrace Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Fulfen Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Chase Terrace Academy, 550 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, 550 m away, with One Stop closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Boney Hay Surgery (650 m), with N & J'S Chemist the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Chequers is 3.5 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 (900 m), and The Foresters Tavern the nearest pub (600 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, 450 m away; for exercise, Chasewater Outdoor Education Centre (2.4 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.
15 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 2EH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Marton Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 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 | 1.7% | 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.
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.
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