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Brownhills West & Clayhanger
What it's like at WS8 7LW: 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
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 Landywood, a drive away (5.5 km), with 169k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Watling St Primary School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (route 937); 5 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Watling Street Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Brownhills Ormiston Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 37.1 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Francis of Assisi Catholic College (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (7 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.0 km away; B & M Bargains (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkside Medical Practice (750 m), with Brownhills Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Creation is 2.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 8.3 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Hungry Horse (Hussey Arms) is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Prince Of Wales the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 131 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Holland Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Pier 52 (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 25 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
13 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.
Aldridge-Brownhills constituency: Wendy Morton MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 4,294 (10.5%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Conservative 39%, Labour 28%, Reform UK 24%, Liberal Democrat 4%.
10 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 WS8 7LW →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.1% | 93.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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
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