WV12 5BG
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Property report — WV12 5BG
Open-data due diligence for WV12 5BG and the area around it.
WV12 5BG in brief: 18 recorded sales (£34,500–£246,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV12 5BG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV12 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£208,096
Population
24,387
Crimes recorded
56
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV12 5, 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 (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-20 | £246,000 | 238 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-01 | £171,000 | 236 LICHFIELD ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-11-23 | £137,500 | 224 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-03-23 | £125,000 | 224 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2017-11-03 | £170,000 | 236 LICHFIELD ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-03-31 | £150,000 | 238 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-05-20 | £114,000 | 240 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-07 | £107,000 | 242 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-18 | £70,000 | 252 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2010-02-19 | £107,500 | 244 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-07-16 | £76,500 | 244 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £117,000 | 240 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2006-06-02 | £85,000 | 240 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2004-08-06 | £87,950 | 250 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-08-09 | £42,000 | 250 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 2000-09-29 | £35,500 | 226 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-28 | £34,500 | 250 LICHFIELD ROAD | Terraced |
| 1996-01-26 | £36,000 | 226 LICHFIELD ROAD | Semi-detached |
18 recorded sales on WV12 5BG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| New Invention Infant School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| New Invention Learning Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Woodlands Academy of Learning | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Busill Jones Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Jubilee Academy Mossley | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi) · SINA HEALTH CENTRE (0.7 mi) · MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: GOSCOTE HOSPITAL (2.4 mi) · DOROTHY PATTISON HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · WALSALL MANOR HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SNEYD FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · Short Heath War Memorial (Grade II) (1.1 mi) · THE ROMPING CAT (Grade II) (1.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NEW INVENTION PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · COPPICE FARM PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · MOSSLEY CHEMIST (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Bloxwich (1.0 mi) · Bloxwich North (1.1 mi) · Willenhall (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.2 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi) · Nisa Extra (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 10,006
Owned 68% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV12 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV12 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 79/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV12 5BG 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 | DistrictWV12 | SectorWV12 5 | PostcodeWV12 5BG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £205,412 | £208,096 | £106,247 |
| Population | 31,932 | 24,387 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 103 | 56 | — |
| Schools | 12 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV12 5); 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 1 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.