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On Northover Close, in Fordhouses
What it's like at WV9 5LT: every home that has sold on Northover 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Northover Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Northover CloseDetached | Jun 2008 | £165,750 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Northover CloseDetached | May 2025 | £280,000 | 81 m² | £3,457/m² | 2 |
| 4, Northover CloseDetached | Apr 2017 | £167,000 | 76 m² | £2,197/m² | 2 |
| 7, Northover CloseDetached | Jan 1998 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Northover CloseFlat | Apr 2021 | £95,000 | 38 m² | £2,500/m² | 4 |
| 10, Northover CloseFlat | May 2019 | £69,000 | 30 m² | £2,300/m² | 1 |
| 11, Northover CloseFlat | Feb 2017 | £70,000 | 40 m² | £1,750/m² | 1 |
| 12, Northover CloseFlat | Mar 2025 | £60,000 | 38 m² | £1,579/m² | 2 |
| 14, Northover CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £58,000 | 40 m² | £1,450/m² | 3 |
| 15, Northover CloseFlat | Aug 2006 | £81,950 | 26 m² | £3,152/m² | 2 |
| 16, Northover CloseFlat | Nov 2017 | £55,000 | 58 m² | £948/m² | 5 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bilbrook, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 139k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Pendeford High School, 250 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 25); 62 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 31% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Whitgreave Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Ormiston NEW Academy, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (4 km) and Queen Mary's High School (11.5 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is WM Morrison, 400 m away; Harrowby Stores (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ashfield Road Surgery (650 m), with Pendeford Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Mac's Barbers is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 3.9 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Oasis Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Harrowby Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 88 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 21% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Tebworth Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Barnhurst Pitches (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Wolverhampton, 4.2 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.
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 West constituency: Warinder Juss MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 7,868 (18.0%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 6%.
20 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 WV9 5LT →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Northover Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 6 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.0% | 92.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 88 min
Nearest: Pingles Leisure Centre · about 39 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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