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On The Hayes, in Short Heath West
What it's like at WV12 4RU: every home that has sold on The Hayes 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Hayes; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 50 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 58, The HayesTerraced | Mar 2024 | £225,000 | 71 m² | £3,169/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59, The HayesTerraced | Mar 2026 | £220,000 | 92 m² | £2,391/m² | 1 |
| 60, The HayesSemi-detached | Jan 1998 | £57,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 63, The HayesTerraced | Sept 2000 | £44,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 64, The HayesSemi-detached | Oct 1996 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 65, The HayesSemi-detached | Nov 2000 | £63,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 66, The HayesSemi-detached | May 2021 | £202,000 | 86 m² | £2,349/m² | 3 |
| 68, The HayesTerraced | Oct 2015 | £154,250 | 98 m² | £1,574/m² | 1 |
| 70, The HayesSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £53,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 71, The HayesTerraced | May 2015 | £73,000 | 106 m² | £689/m² | 3 |
| 72, The HayesSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £155,000 | 84 m² | £1,845/m² | 2 |
| 73, The HayesTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £145,000 | 88 m² | £1,648/m² | 2 |
| 76, The HayesSemi-detached | Jul 1997 | £56,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 82, The HayesSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £185,000 | 82 m² | £2,256/m² | 2 |
| 86, The HayesSemi-detached | May 2026 | £232,500 | 72 m² | £3,229/m² | 2 |
| 88, The HayesSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £300,000 | 101 m² | £2,970/m² | 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 (2.6 km).
The nearest bus stop is Martin Drive, 350 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 41); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Pool Hayes Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m).
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 Pool Hayes Academy, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 37.7 · 1% 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 Morrisons Daily - Stubby Lane, 700 m away, with Premier Stores closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Invention Health Centre (800 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Bounce Hair and Beauty is 1.1 km 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.
Coco Deluxe is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Jolly Collier the nearest pub (400 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 Perry Hall Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, PureGym (2.8 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.
19 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%.
8 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 4RU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Hayes in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 1 of 35 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.
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