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On Wakes Close, in Willenhall Town
What it's like at WV13 2HB: every home that has sold on Wakes 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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2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wakes Close; 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, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Jan 1999 | £23,500 | 81 m² | £290/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2000 | £23,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 3, Wakes CloseTerraced | Oct 2023 | £175,000 | 55 m² | £3,182/m² | 4 |
| 6, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2006 | £96,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Wakes CloseTerraced | Sept 2021 | £143,000 | 99 m² | £1,444/m² | 2 |
| 8, Wakes CloseSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2011 | £45,000 | 53 m² | £849/m² | 4 |
| 9, Wakes CloseTerraced | Jun 2006 | £47,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 10, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £85,000 | 100 m² | £850/m² | 3 |
| 11, Wakes CloseTerraced | Jun 2026 | £174,000 | 50 m² | £3,480/m² | 4 |
| 12, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £145,000 | 55 m² | £2,636/m² | 3 |
| 14, Wakes CloseTerraced | Dec 2003 | £81,000 | 99 m² | £818/m² | 1 |
| 15, Wakes CloseTerraced | Jan 2021 | £135,000 | 54 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 16, Wakes CloseTerraced | Aug 2021 | £128,000 | 64 m² | £2,000/m² | 3 |
| 17, Wakes CloseTerraced | Feb 2012 | £91,000 | 53 m² | £1,717/m² | 2 |
| 18, Wakes CloseTerraced | Dec 1999 | £42,250 | 99 m² | £427/m² | 3 |
| 19, Wakes CloseTerraced | Mar 2000 | £22,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Apr 1999 | £44,750 | 100 m² | £448/m² | 1 |
| 22, Wakes CloseTerraced | Aug 2026 | £175,000 | 55 m² | £3,182/m² | 3 |
| 23, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2010 | £105,000 | 51 m² | £2,059/m² | 2 |
| 24, Wakes CloseTerraced | Jul 1999 | £39,500 | 99 m² | £399/m² | 1 |
| 25, Wakes CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £55,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Wakes CloseTerraced | Feb 2013 | £85,000 | 54 m² | £1,574/m² | 3 |
| 30, Wakes CloseTerraced | Jun 2025 | £165,000 | 108 m² | £1,528/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 few minutes' walk (450 m).
The nearest bus stop is Wakes Ground, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 529, 326, 303, 57); 75 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Giles Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Darlaston (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's High School (4.8 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (5.4 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away, with Jassi Wines closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lockfield Surgery (650 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Royalty Rooms is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Manor Hospital, 3.2 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Greedy Pig Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Crown Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 228 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Willenhall Memorial Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Goals Soccer Center Darlaston (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 25 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.
44 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Giles | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Wolverhampton South East constituency: Pat McFadden MP (Labour), since May 2005. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,188 (27.5%), turnout 43%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 17%, Green Party 5%.
18 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 WV13 2HB →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 23 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 18 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 | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.1% | 93.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.6% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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 83 min
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · 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.
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