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On Birches Avenue, in Codsall
What it's like at WV8 2JG: every home that has sold on Birches Avenue 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birches Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 24 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £165,000 | 78 m² | £2,115/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £329,950 | 101 m² | £3,267/m² | 3 |
| 5, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £196,000 | 75 m² | £2,613/m² | 3 |
| 6, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £245,000 | 77 m² | £3,182/m² | 3 |
| 8, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £270,000 | 93 m² | £2,903/m² | 3 |
| 9, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £145,000 | 81 m² | £1,790/m² | 1 |
| 10, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £224,500 | 79 m² | £2,842/m² | 2 |
| 12, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £204,950 | 66 m² | £3,105/m² | 4 |
| 13, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | May 2016 | £174,000 | 70 m² | £2,486/m² | 3 |
| 14, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | May 2009 | £168,000 | 73 m² | £2,301/m² | 2 |
| 17, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £187,500 | 109 m² | £1,720/m² | 3 |
| 18, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | May 2008 | £135,000 | 72 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
| 20, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £168,000 | 85 m² | £1,976/m² | 3 |
| 21, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £75,000 | 100 m² | £750/m² | 2 |
| 22, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £150,000 | 95 m² | £1,579/m² | 3 |
| 24, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2013 | £149,000 | 89 m² | £1,674/m² | 1 |
| 25, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2017 | £196,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 26, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2019 | £220,000 | 88 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 28, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £325,250 | 89 m² | £3,654/m² | 2 |
| 29, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £172,500 | 79 m² | £2,184/m² | 2 |
| 30, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £137,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2003 | £139,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 32, Birches AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2007 | £194,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Lockridge, Birches AvenueDetached | May 2016 | £310,000 | 111 m² | £2,793/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bilbrook, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 139k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Birches Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 5); 8 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Birches First School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Aldersley High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 43.5 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 1.1 km away, with Premium Local closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bilbrook Medical Centre (800 m), with Bilbrook Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Cut 'n' Dry is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 7.5 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 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Codsall Spice is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Woodman Inn the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Claregate Park, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Barnhurst Pitches (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 36 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 4.7 km away (TEF Bronze).
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.
1 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.
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire constituency: Mike Wood MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 6,303 (14.0%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 40%, Labour 26%, Reform UK 22%, Liberal Democrat 5%.
4 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 WV8 2JG →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Birches Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 20 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 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.4% | 90.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 3.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 42 min
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