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Thorns Avenue, Brierley Hill

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thorns Avenue, Brierley Hill · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brierley-hill/thorns-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DY5 2XE, DY5 2XW, DY5 2XL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£142,871
21 sales
Price range
£70k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Dec 2024
DY5 2XE

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At a glance

House prices£143k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkCradley Heath station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on Thorns Avenue, Brierley Hill have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 5 Dec 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £144,958. Average sale prices fell from £153,725 in 2017 to £121,833 in 2024 (-21%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% semi-detached, 19% terraced, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Thorns Avenue range from £70,000 to £250,000. 87% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold.

House prices on Thorns Avenue compared

DY5 postcode area£218,446
Brierley Hill£218,446
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thorns Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DY5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £153,725 (2 sales)2017£154k2018: £134,650 (3 sales)2018£135k2019: £119,390 (5 sales)2019£119k2020: £145,750 (2 sales)2020£146k2021: £152,983 (3 sales)2021£153k2022: £192,000 (3 sales)2022£192k2024: £121,833 (3 sales)2024£122k

Tenure: 87% freehold and 13% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£144,9585 Dec 2024
Terraced4£132,61328 Jun 2021
Detached2£214,97525 Oct 2022
Flat2£77,72519 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Thorns Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 5 Dec 2024£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 7, Jackson Court, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 19 Jul 2024£75,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 23 Feb 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XN 28 Oct 2022£161,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XW 25 Oct 2022£250,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 23 Mar 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XJ 3 Dec 2021£146,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XN 28 Jun 2021£158,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XL 30 Apr 2021£154,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 17 Dec 2020£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XL 6 Nov 2020£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
107C, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XW 22 Nov 2019£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XJ 19 Nov 2019£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 22 Oct 2019£105,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, Jackson Court, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 11 Oct 2019£67,500 FlatLeasehold
73, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XL 19 Sep 2019£88,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, Jackson Court, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 22 Feb 2019£79,950 FlatLeasehold
107A, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XW 26 Jul 2018£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 18 Jun 2018£139,950 TerracedFreehold
60, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XL 19 Mar 2018£137,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 12 Jul 2017£127,500 TerracedFreehold
97, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XW 31 May 2017£179,950 DetachedFreehold
1, Thorns Avenue DY5 2XE 10 Jun 2016£90,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
2, Thorns Avenue £165,000 (Mar 2022) → £220,000 (Feb 2024) +33%
over 2 yrs
73, Thorns Avenue £88,000 (Sep 2019) → £137,500 (Nov 2020) +56%
over 1 yr
1, Thorns Avenue £90,000 (Jun 2016) → £127,500 (Jul 2017) → £139,950 (Jun 2018) +56%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Thorns Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mount Pleasant Primary School 356 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary's RC Primary School 180 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Thorns Collegiate Academy 861 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Quarry Bank Primary School 358 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Withymoor Primary School 439 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Thorns Primary School 190 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Old Park School Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.5 mi
Brierley Hill Primary School 199 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 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

  • Cradley Heath station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Lye (West Midlands) station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Stourbridge Town station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Talbots Lane (opp, Mount Pleasant) 1 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant (opp, Thorns Road) 1 min walk
  • Talbots Lane (adj, Mount Pleasant) 2 min walk
  • Mount Pleasant (after, Thorns Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Thorns Road Surgery
    43 Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill · 0.1 mi
  • Quarry Bank Medical Centre
    165 High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill · 0.4 mi
  • High Oak Surgery
    B/Hill H & S Care Centre, Venture Way, Brierley Hill · 0.7 mi
  • The Waterfront Surgery
    Brierley Hill Hscc, Venture Way, Brierley Hill · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Merry Hill Retail Park · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Merry Hill · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Dudley Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Brierley Hill · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Brierley Hill Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Bhandal Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Venture Way (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi
  • Amblecote Dental Practice · 0.7 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 5 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.9%62.5%
Private rented7.2%20.3%
Social rented17.9%17.1%
Households638

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.5%64.1%
Aged 65+21.3%18.6%
Residents1,552

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Dudley 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.

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Who lives around Thorns Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDudley
White90.8%84.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%8.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%2.5%

Religion

HereDudley
Christian49.7%49.3%
No religion39.1%36%
Muslim5.4%6.2%
Not answered4.5%5.5%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Sikh0.5%1.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.7%

Country of birth

HereDudley
Born in the UK96%92.1%
Born outside the UK4%7.9%

Highest qualification

HereDudley
No qualifications23.7%23.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.9%25%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications17.3%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.6%6%
Other qualifications3.5%2.9%

General health

HereDudley
Very good health40.6%43.9%
Good health39.2%35.4%
Fair health15%14.7%
Bad health4.1%4.7%
Very bad health1%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereDudley
1 car or van in household45.7%40.7%
2 cars or vans in household31.1%28.7%
No cars or vans in household14.6%20.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%10.1%

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 Dudley.

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