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The Forge, Halesowen

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Forge, Halesowen · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/halesowen-west-midlands/the-forge/

House prices, sold prices and local information for B63 2YP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£152,366
22 sales
Price range
£110k – £240k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jun 2025
B63 2YP

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At a glance

House prices£152k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkCradley Heath station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

22 property sales on The Forge, Halesowen have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £143,828. Average sale prices rose from £116,667 in 2016 to £213,500 in 2025 (+83%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% terraced, 27% semi-detached, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Forge range from £110,000 to £240,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Forge compared

B63 postcode area£258,922
Halesowen£272,441
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Forge has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all B63 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £116,667 (3 sales)2016£117k2017: £128,500 (1 sales)2017£129k2018: £131,000 (4 sales)2018£131k2019: £123,250 (2 sales)2019£123k2021: £162,488 (4 sales)2021£162k2022: £169,500 (2 sales)2022£170k2023: £176,000 (1 sales)2023£176k2024: £170,366 (3 sales)2024£170k2025: £213,500 (2 sales)2025£214k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£143,82825 Oct 2024
Semi-detached6£157,24227 Jun 2025
Detached2£197,5009 Jan 2025

Sold prices on The Forge

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, The Forge B63 2YP 14 Apr 2026£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, The Forge B63 2YP 27 Jun 2025£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, The Forge B63 2YP 9 Jan 2025£240,000 DetachedFreehold
34, The Forge B63 2YP 25 Oct 2024£177,500 TerracedFreehold
29, The Forge B63 2YP 20 Sep 2024£168,598 TerracedFreehold
30, The Forge B63 2YP 21 Jun 2024£165,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Forge B63 2YP 17 Nov 2023£176,000 TerracedFreehold
25, The Forge B63 2YP 12 Aug 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, The Forge B63 2YP 7 Jul 2022£168,000 TerracedFreehold
6, The Forge B63 2YP 1 Apr 2022£167,500 TerracedFreehold
30, The Forge B63 2YP 11 Feb 2022£159,000 TerracedFreehold
28, The Forge B63 2YP 13 Dec 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
23, The Forge B63 2YP 10 Dec 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
20, The Forge B63 2YP 30 Sep 2021£160,000 TerracedFreehold
44, The Forge B63 2YP 30 Sep 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, The Forge B63 2YP 5 Aug 2021£159,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, The Forge B63 2YP 20 Nov 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
16, The Forge B63 2YP 16 Oct 2019£135,000 TerracedFreehold
6, The Forge B63 2YP 6 Sep 2019£136,500 TerracedFreehold
18, The Forge B63 2YP 16 Feb 2019£110,000 TerracedFreehold
28, The Forge B63 2YP 31 Oct 2018£130,000 TerracedFreehold
30, The Forge B63 2YP 14 Sep 2018£122,500 TerracedFreehold
11, The Forge B63 2YP 8 Jun 2018£155,000 DetachedFreehold
14, The Forge B63 2YP 23 Feb 2018£116,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, The Forge B63 2YP 29 Nov 2017£128,500 TerracedFreehold
26, The Forge B63 2YP 23 Sep 2016£101,950 TerracedFreehold
6, The Forge B63 2YP 7 Apr 2016£114,000 TerracedFreehold
48, The Forge B63 2YP 31 Mar 2016£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, The Forge B63 2YP 8 Mar 2016£111,000 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
30, The Forge £122,500 (Sep 2018) → £159,000 (Feb 2022) → £165,000 (Jun 2024) +35%
over 6 yrs
25, The Forge £159,950 (Aug 2021) → £180,000 (Aug 2022) +13%
over 1 yr
6, The Forge £114,000 (Apr 2016) → £136,500 (Sep 2019) → £167,500 (Apr 2022) +47%
over 6 yrs
28, The Forge £130,000 (Oct 2018) → £160,000 (Dec 2021) +23%
over 3 yrs
16, The Forge £111,000 (Mar 2016) → £135,000 (Oct 2019) +22%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Forge

Crime

227 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Forge in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences88
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson21
Anti-social behaviour15
Other theft15
Public order15

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

Flood risk

The Forge is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire Flood alert area
  • River Stour at Cradley Heath 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 The Forge

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Quarry Bank Primary School 358 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Cradley CofE Primary School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
INNOV4TE Independent School 22 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Colley Lane Primary Academy 483 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Old Park School Academy special converter 4–19 Report 0.8 mi
Mount Pleasant Primary School 356 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Thorns Primary School 190 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Thorns Collegiate Academy 861 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.9 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Lye (West Midlands) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Old Hill station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Forge (adj, Cradley Forge) 1 min walk
  • The Forge (opp, Cradley Forge) 1 min walk
  • Blaenwern Drive (opp, Lyde Green) 2 min walk
  • Cradley Forge (adj, Forge Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Quarry Bank Medical Centre
    165 High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill · 0.4 mi
  • Thorns Road Surgery
    43 Thorns Road, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill · 0.6 mi
  • Dudley Wood Surgery
    10 Quarry Road, Dudley Wood, Dudley · 0.7 mi
  • Haden Vale Surgery
    50 Barrs Road, Warley, Cradley Heath · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Cradley Heath Halesowen · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Cradley Heath · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Cradley Heath Extra · 0.7 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Merry Hill Retail Park · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Hingleys Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Hingleys Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Bhandal Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Imperial Dental Group - Cradley Heath · 0.6 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.0%62.5%
Private rented18.8%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households675

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+21.5%18.6%
Residents1,531

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 The Forge

Ethnic group

HereDudley
White90.5%84.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%8.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%2.8%
Other ethnic group1.9%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%2.5%

Religion

HereDudley
Christian52.2%49.3%
No religion37.3%36%
Not answered5.6%5.5%
Muslim3.6%6.2%
Sikh1.2%1.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.7%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereDudley
Born in the UK94.9%92.1%
Born outside the UK5.1%7.9%

Highest qualification

HereDudley
No qualifications23.6%23.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.7%25%
Level 3 qualifications20.2%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.5%6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.9%

General health

HereDudley
Very good health43%43.9%
Good health37.2%35.4%
Fair health15.5%14.7%
Bad health3.6%4.7%
Very bad health0.8%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereDudley
1 car or van in household40.4%40.7%
2 cars or vans in household30.1%28.7%
No cars or vans in household16.7%20.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%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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