Forest Close, Bewdley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Close, Bewdley · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bewdley-worcestershire/forest-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DY12 2UF.

Average price (last 12 months)

£225,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2017)

£254,227

13 sales

Price range

£150k – £375k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Feb 2026

DY12 2UF

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At a glance

House prices£254k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 14 min walkKidderminster station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

13 property sales on Forest Close, Bewdley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £225,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £247,167. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Forest Close compared

DY12 postcode area£345,544

Bewdley£337,056

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forest Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DY12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 13 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	9	£247,167	12 Feb 2026
Detached	4	£270,113	5 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Forest Close

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
12, Forest Close DY12 2UF	12 Feb 2026	£225,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Cherry Trees, Forest Close DY12 2UF	5 Apr 2024	£350,000	Detached	Freehold
33, Forest Close DY12 2UF	18 Dec 2023	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
41, Forest Close DY12 2UF	1 Sep 2023	£375,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Forest Close DY12 2UF	11 Feb 2022	£255,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
33, Forest Close DY12 2UF	5 Nov 2021	£237,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Forest Close DY12 2UF	23 Mar 2021	£270,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
31, Forest Close DY12 2UF	7 Jan 2021	£217,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Forest Close DY12 2UF	25 Aug 2020	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Forest Close DY12 2UF	21 Aug 2020	£300,500	Detached	Freehold
14, Forest Close DY12 2UF	26 Oct 2018	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
43, Forest Close DY12 2UF	20 Jun 2018	£279,950	Detached	Freehold
43, Forest Close DY12 2UF	2 Jun 2017	£150,000	Detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
33, Forest Close	£237,500 (Nov 2021) → £250,000 (Dec 2023)	+5% over 2 yrs
14, Forest Close	£165,000 (Oct 2018) → £230,000 (Aug 2020)	+39% over 2 yrs
43, Forest Close	£150,000 (Jun 2017) → £279,950 (Jun 2018)	+87% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Forest Close

Crime

48 crimes were reported within about a mile of Forest Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	21
Anti-social behaviour	14
Other theft	3
Criminal damage & arson	2
Public order	2
Vehicle crime	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Forest Close is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower Teme Flood alert area
River Severn in Worcestershire Flood alert area
Brooks in the Wyre Forest Flood alert area
River Severn at Bewdley, Blackstone and Stourport Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Forest Close

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Anne's CofE VC Primary School 247 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
The Bewdley School 970 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.8 mi
Bewdley Primary School 431 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.8 mi
Wribbenhall School 6 pupils	Other independent school	5–18	Report	1.2 mi
Lickhill Primary School 198 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	2.3 mi
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School 114 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	2.4 mi
Burlish Park Primary School 455 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	2.5 mi
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College 1,039 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	2.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Kidderminster station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
Hartlebury station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Merricks Lane (adj, Cleobury Road) 2 min walk
Merricks Lane (opp, Cleobury Road) 3 min walk
Lancaster Road (Opp, Richmond Road) 3 min walk
Richmond Road (adj, Richmond Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Bewdley Medical Centre
Dog Lane, Bewdley · 0.4 mi
Northumberland House Surgery
Hume Street Medical Centre, Hume Street, Kidderminster · 2.8 mi
Aylmer Lodge Cookley Partnership
Hume Street Medical Centre, Hume Street, Kidderminster · 2.8 mi
Stourport Medical Centre
Dunley Road, Stourport-On-Severn · 3.2 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar Bewdley · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bewdley - Dog Lane Local · 0.4 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bewdley Load Street · 0.4 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Bewdley Load St Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Peak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Healthpoint Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Bewdley Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.5 mi
Sutton Park Dental Centre · 2.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	7 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	87.8%	62.5%
Private rented	7.0%	20.3%
Social rented	5.2%	17.1%
Households	671

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	49.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	38.6%	18.6%
Residents	1,460

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	87%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	92%

Share of homes across Wyre Forest with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Forest Close

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Who lives around Forest Close

Ethnic group

	Here	Wyre Forest
White	97.9%	95.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.4%	1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.4%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Wyre Forest
Christian	60.2%	53.3%
No religion	34.5%	38.6%
Not answered	4.7%	5.9%
Other religion	0.4%	0.5%
Hindu	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	0.1%	0.2%
Buddhist	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Wyre Forest
Born in the UK	97.9%	95%
Born outside the UK	2.1%	5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wyre Forest
Level 4 qualifications and above	34.7%	26.1%
Level 3 qualifications	16.4%	17%
No qualifications	16.3%	21.8%
Level 2 qualifications	15%	15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.2%	10.7%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	6.6%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Wyre Forest
Very good health	41.8%	43.3%
Good health	39.9%	35.8%
Fair health	13.6%	14.8%
Bad health	3.6%	4.7%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wyre Forest
1 car or van in household	43.4%	40.6%
2 cars or vans in household	35.7%	31%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.9%	12.2%
No cars or vans in household	7%	16.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wyre Forest.

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