WS7 2BQ
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Property report — WS7 2BQ
Open-data due diligence for WS7 2BQ and the area around it.
WS7 2BQ in brief: 38 recorded sales (£22,000–£258,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WS7 2BQ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WS7 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£239,918
Population
12,687
Crimes recorded
30
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WS7 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (12 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | £258,000 | 12 ALDEN HURST | Terraced |
| 2024-09-06 | £240,000 | 3 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-29 | £193,000 | 10 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2023-07-31 | £200,000 | 1 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2022-11-29 | £197,500 | 31 ALDEN HURST | Detached |
| 2022-01-28 | £205,000 | 5 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-19 | £175,000 | 30 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2017-08-07 | £175,000 | 6 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-09 | £115,500 | 16 ALDEN HURST | Terraced |
| 2016-02-05 | £160,000 | 28 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-15 | £147,500 | 30 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2015-06-05 | £136,000 | 32 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-29 | £138,000 | 23 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2008-04-30 | £153,000 | 13 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-11 | £151,000 | 34 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2008-02-22 | £153,950 | 8 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2007-12-21 | £22,000 | 36 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-17 | £152,000 | 6 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-31 | £134,000 | 3 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-04 | £130,000 | 42 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2006-03-10 | £160,000 | 34 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-30 | £126,500 | 6 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-27 | £124,950 | 21 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-07 | £98,550 | 3 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2002-09-03 | £83,000 | 13 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-30 | £89,000 | 34 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £65,000 | 8 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2001-10-05 | £64,500 | 36 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-16 | £30,000 | 16 ALDEN HURST | Terraced |
| 2000-07-04 | £55,500 | 36 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-11 | £55,950 | 23 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-02 | £55,000 | 26 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £50,000 | 36 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-01 | £49,950 | 22 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1997-04-11 | £51,000 | 17 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-14 | £45,200 | 32 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-14 | £51,950 | 29 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-04 | £46,000 | 23 ALDEN HURST | Semi-detached |
38 recorded sales on WS7 2BQ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Terrace Academy | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Boney Hay Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holly Grove Primary Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Springhill Primary Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR (0.2 mi) · DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.4 mi) · NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.2 mi) · CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · FRIARY CENTRE (ST MICHAELS HOSPITAL) (4.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Chase Terrace and Boney Hay War Memorial (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 32 AND 34, RAKE HILL (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · RAKE CROFT (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CHASE TERRACE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BURNTWOOD PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY BURNTWOOD (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Hednesford (3.4 mi) · Cannock (3.8 mi) · Landywood (4.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.3 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 5,442
Owned 77% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WS7 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WS7 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 31/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WS7 2BQ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWS7 | SectorWS7 2 | PostcodeWS7 2BQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £262,261 | £239,918 | £119,434 |
| Population | 32,502 | 12,687 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 149 | 30 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WS7 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.