Vale Street, Stourbridge
House prices, sold prices and local information for DY8 4ET.
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At a glance
14 property sales on Vale Street, Stourbridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £265,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £181,000. Average sale prices rose from £139,750 in 2016 to £257,500 in 2025 (+84%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 50% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Vale Street range from £107,000 to £395,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.
House prices on Vale Street compared
Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vale Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DY8 house prices.
Average sale price by year
Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Average price | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 7 | £181,000 | 28 Sep 2023 |
| Semi-detached | 7 | £241,000 | 3 Dec 2025 |
Sold prices on Vale Street
| Address | Date | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13B, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 3 Dec 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 2A, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 16 May 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 15, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 28 Sep 2023 | £255,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 10, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 31 Mar 2023 | £197,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 2B, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 15 Jun 2021 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 12, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 23 Oct 2020 | £395,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 14, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 6 Dec 2019 | £200,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 3, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 8 Nov 2019 | £148,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 2A, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 25 Oct 2019 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 13B, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 23 May 2019 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 13B, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 9 Feb 2018 | £99,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 6, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 30 Nov 2017 | £174,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 15, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 8 Sep 2017 | £210,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 14, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 28 Oct 2016 | £172,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 15, Vale Street DY8 4ET | 18 Mar 2016 | £107,000 | Terraced | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13B, Vale Street | £99,000 (Feb 2018) → £165,000 (May 2019) → £265,000 (Dec 2025) | +168% over 8 yrs |
| 2A, Vale Street | £195,000 (Oct 2019) → £250,000 (May 2025) | +28% over 6 yrs |
| 15, Vale Street | £107,000 (Mar 2016) → £210,000 (Sep 2017) → £255,000 (Sep 2023) | +138% over 8 yrs |
| 14, Vale Street | £172,500 (Oct 2016) → £200,000 (Dec 2019) | +16% over 3 yrs |
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Crime and flood risk near Vale Street
Crime
186 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vale Street in August 2026.
Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):
Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Other theft | 10 |
Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.
Flood risk
Vale Street 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 Stourbridge 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 Vale Street
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amblecote Primary School 299 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 0.2 mi |
| Brook Primary School 380 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 0.3 mi |
| Hawbush Primary School 214 pupils | Primary | 2–11 | Requires improvement Report | 0.6 mi |
| The Wordsley School 906 pupils | Secondary | 11–16 | Report | 0.6 mi |
| Ashwood Park Primary School 293 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Requires improvement Report | 0.8 mi |
| King Edward VI College Stourbridge | 16 plus | 16–19 | Report | 0.8 mi |
| Peters Hill Primary School 722 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 0.9 mi |
| St James's CofE Primary School 390 pupils | Primary Church of England | 4–11 | Good 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
- Stourbridge Town station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
- Lye (West Midlands) station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
- Stourbridge Junction station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
Nearest bus stops
- Villa Street (opp, Collis Street) 2 min walk
- Oakfield Close (adj, Brettell Lane) 2 min walk
- Oakfield Close (opp, Brettell Lane) 2 min walk
- Brambleside (opp, Oak Park Road) 3 min walk
GP surgeries
- Three Villages Medical Practice
Shscc, John Corbett Drive, Stourbridge · 0.4 mi - Lion Health
2 Lowndes Road, Stourbridge · 0.8 mi - Quincy Rise Surgery
30 Sandringham Way, Brierley Hill · 0.8 mi - Wordsley Green Health Centre
Wordsley Green, Wordsley, Stourbridge · 1.0 mi
Supermarkets
- Lidl Lidl Amblecote Stourbridge · 0.3 mi
- Tesco Express Tesco Stourbridge Audnam Express · 0.3 mi
- Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Wollaston High Street Local · 0.6 mi
- Sainsburys Sainsburys Amblecote · 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Brettell Lane Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
- Boots · 0.4 mi
- Withymoor Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Pabari Dental Clinics Limited · 0.3 mi
- 135 High Street (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
- Black Country Orthodontics · 0.4 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
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 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 | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 2 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Homes
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 76.8% | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 20.2% | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 3.0% | 17.1% |
| Households | 738 |
People
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.4% | 17.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 68.4% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 15.2% | 18.6% |
| Residents | 1,592 |
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 | 94% | 89% |
| 4G indoors, at least 1 network | 100% | 100% |
| 4G outdoors, all 4 networks | 100% | 99% |
| Calls indoors, all 4 networks | 99% | 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 Vale Street
Ethnic group
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91.1% | 84.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 6.2% | 8.4% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.4% | 2.5% |
Religion
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 45% | 49.3% |
| No religion | 44.1% | 36% |
| Muslim | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| Not answered | 4% | 5.5% |
| Sikh | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Buddhist | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Country of birth
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 95.7% | 92.1% |
| Born outside the UK | 4.3% | 7.9% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30.1% | 25% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 20.5% | 17.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 17.8% | 15% |
| No qualifications | 14.4% | 23.1% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.7% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6% |
| Other qualifications | 2.1% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48% | 43.9% |
| Good health | 34.9% | 35.4% |
| Fair health | 12.8% | 14.7% |
| Bad health | 3.3% | 4.7% |
| Very bad health | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Dudley | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 49.3% | 40.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 29.4% | 28.7% |
| No cars or vans in household | 13.3% | 20.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 8% | 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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