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On Linden Lane, in Short Heath East
What it's like at WV12 5NX: every home that has sold on Linden Lane 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 Linden Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 23 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2010 | £75,000 | 64 m² | £1,172/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £152,500 | 64 m² | £2,383/m² | 1 |
| 6, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £175,000 | 52 m² | £3,365/m² | 1 |
| 7, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £206,500 | 73 m² | £2,829/m² | 2 |
| 8, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £145,000 | 57 m² | £2,544/m² | 3 |
| 9, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £205,000 | 83 m² | £2,470/m² | 1 |
| 11, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £125,000 | 65 m² | £1,923/m² | 1 |
| 12, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £231,000 | 66 m² | £3,500/m² | 2 |
| 13, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2009 | £146,000 | 78 m² | £1,872/m² | 2 |
| 16, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £235,000 | 66 m² | £3,561/m² | 4 |
| 18, Linden LaneSemi-detached | May 2026 | £147,500 | 65 m² | £2,269/m² | 1 |
| 22, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £141,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Sept 1995 | £49,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Sept 2004 | £142,000 | 72 m² | £1,972/m² | 2 |
| 31, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £205,000 | 92 m² | £2,228/m² | 1 |
| 33, Linden LaneTerraced | Mar 2013 | £153,000 | 112 m² | £1,366/m² | 1 |
| 34, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £160,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 39, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £165,000 | 79 m² | £2,089/m² | 1 |
| 45, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2005 | £129,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, Linden LaneTerraced | Feb 2021 | £194,000 | 79 m² | £2,456/m² | 1 |
| 51, Linden LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £186,000 | 62 m² | £3,000/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bloxwich, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 114k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Oaken Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 41, 69); 18 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Woodlands Academy of Learning, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 69% 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 Bloxwich Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 32.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (4 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (5.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Store, 900 m away, with One Stop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Invention Health Centre (850 m), with New Invention Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Hipster is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 3.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Dizzy Kidz is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Duke Of Cambridge the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is New Invention Community Green, 800 m away; for exercise, Bloxwich Active Living Centre (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 25 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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.
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%.
11 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 5NX →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Linden Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 83 min
Nearest: Droitwich Spa Lido · about 34 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: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.7% | 93.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.5% | 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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