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On Kemble Close, in Short Heath West
What it's like at WV12 4DQ: every home that has sold on Kemble Close 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 Kemble Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 15 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Kemble CloseDetached | Mar 2021 | £185,000 | 75 m² | £2,467/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Kemble CloseDetached | Jun 2002 | £94,950 | 82 m² | £1,158/m² | 1 |
| 7, Kemble CloseDetached | Nov 2005 | £135,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Kemble CloseDetached | Sept 1998 | £54,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Kemble CloseSemi-detached | Mar 1997 | £51,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Kemble CloseDetached | Jul 1999 | £54,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Kemble CloseSemi-detached | Oct 1995 | £49,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Kemble CloseSemi-detached | Apr 2021 | £188,000 | 74 m² | £2,541/m² | 4 |
| 15, Kemble CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £190,000 | 64 m² | £2,969/m² | 1 |
| 17, Kemble CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2002 | £64,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Kemble CloseTerraced | Jun 2019 | £142,000 | 90 m² | £1,578/m² | 1 |
| 21, Kemble CloseDetached | Jan 2020 | £200,000 | 80 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 22, Kemble CloseTerraced | Aug 2021 | £190,000 | 62 m² | £3,065/m² | 1 |
| 23, Kemble CloseDetached | Apr 2000 | £74,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Kemble CloseDetached | Nov 2002 | £85,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Willenhall, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km).
The nearest bus stop is Ensbury Close, 250 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 37); 19 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Short Heath Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 33% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is New Invention Learning Academy (1.1 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Willenhall E-ACT Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 34.7 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (4.7 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 800 m away, with Bentley News closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Modality Kingfisher Darlaston Practice (1.0 km), with Harding Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Royalty Rooms is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 3.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Devs Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Jubilee House (Pub) the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 20% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Willenhall Memorial Park, 1.9 km away; for exercise, Goals Soccer Center Darlaston (2.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 26 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
Wolverhampton North East constituency: Sureena Brackenridge MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,422 (16.3%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 43%, Conservative 27%, Reform UK 23%, Green Party 4%.
13 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 WV12 4DQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Kemble Close 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 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.6% | 93.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.4% | 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: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 86 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · about 37 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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