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Forest Avenue, Walsall

MyStreetCheck free street report: Forest Avenue, Walsall · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/walsall-west-midlands/forest-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WS3 1EY, WS3 1EX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£181,030
20 sales
Price range
£105k – £255k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jul 2025
WS3 1EY

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At a glance

House prices£181k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkBloxwich station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% 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

20 property sales on Forest Avenue, Walsall have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 11 Jul 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £179,242. Average sale prices rose from £135,000 in 2016 to £237,667 in 2025 (+76%), 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 95% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Forest Avenue range from £105,000 to £255,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Forest Avenue compared

WS3 postcode area£231,691
Walsall£249,960
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forest Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WS3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £135,000 (2 sales)2016£135k2017: £157,500 (2 sales)2017£158k2018: £127,550 (2 sales)2018£128k2019: £212,000 (1 sales)2019£212k2020: £171,500 (2 sales)2020£172k2021: £168,333 (3 sales)2021£168k2022: £182,500 (3 sales)2022£183k2024: £230,000 (2 sales)2024£230k2025: £237,667 (3 sales)2025£238k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£179,24211 Jul 2025
Detached1£215,0001 May 2025

Sold prices on Forest Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 11 Jul 2025£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 30 May 2025£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 1 May 2025£215,000 DetachedLeasehold
44, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 2 Aug 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 19 Mar 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 1 Dec 2022£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 25 Nov 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 5 Sep 2022£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 3 Dec 2021£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 9 Sep 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 30 Apr 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 15 Jan 2021£110,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 25 Nov 2020£123,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 30 Oct 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 1 Sep 2020£92,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 31 Jan 2020£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 11 Mar 2019£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 31 May 2018£150,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 9 Apr 2018£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 18 Oct 2017£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 12 Apr 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Forest Avenue WS3 1EX 29 Jul 2016£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Avenue WS3 1EY 30 Mar 2016£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
16, Forest Avenue £212,000 (Mar 2019) → £255,000 (May 2025) +20%
over 6 yrs
44, Forest Avenue £105,000 (Jul 2016) → £150,100 (May 2018) → £180,000 (Sep 2021) → £215,000 (Nov 2022) → £220,000 (Aug 2024) +110%
over 8 yrs
42, Forest Avenue £95,000 (Oct 2020) → £110,000 (Jan 2021) +16%
over under a year
53, Forest Avenue £92,500 (Sep 2020) → £123,000 (Nov 2020) +33%
over under a year
5, Forest Avenue £165,000 (Mar 2016) → £220,000 (Jan 2020) +33%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Forest Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Christ Church Church of England Primary School 459 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Goldsmith Primary Academy 482 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Sunshine Academy 150 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.4 mi
Leamore Primary School 236 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 296 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Valley Nursery School 170 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy 328 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Phoenix Academy 50 pupils Academy special converter 5–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Bloxwich station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Walsall station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Bloxwich North station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Health Centre (adj, Harden Road) 2 min walk
  • Health Centre (opp, Harden Road) 2 min walk
  • Oak Crescent (opp, Chestnut Road) 2 min walk
  • Oak Crescent (adj, Chestnut Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Harden Health Centre
    Harden Road, Leamore, Walsall · 0.1 mi
  • Harden Blakenall
    Blakenhall Village Centre, Thames Road, Walsall · 0.5 mi
  • Khan Medical Practice
    Pinfold Health Centre, Field Road, Walsall · 0.7 mi
  • Bloxwich Medical Practice
    Pinfold Health Centre, Field Road, Walsall · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Harden Walsall · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Leamore Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Heron Heron Blakenall · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Bloxwich Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Broadstone Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Harden Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Pritchards Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Harden Dental Surgery Partnership · 0.2 mi
  • Priory Dental Practice (leamore) Limited · 0.3 mi
  • Ortho Keep Smiling Ltd · 0.5 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 2 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.8%62.5%
Private rented19.2%20.3%
Social rented25.9%17.1%
Households657

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+14.7%18.6%
Residents1,764

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 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Walsall 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 Forest Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWalsall
White75.5%71.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11%18.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.6%4.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%3.3%
Other ethnic group2.1%2.1%

Religion

HereWalsall
Christian49.2%44.7%
No religion34.6%30.2%
Muslim6.6%11.3%
Sikh4.4%6%
Not answered3.9%5.2%
Hindu0.7%1.8%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.6%

Country of birth

HereWalsall
Born in the UK85%85.2%
Born outside the UK15%14.8%

Highest qualification

HereWalsall
No qualifications30.7%26.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.9%23.7%
Level 3 qualifications15.2%15.7%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%11.5%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%3.2%

General health

HereWalsall
Very good health46.2%44.4%
Good health32.1%34.4%
Fair health14.6%14.6%
Bad health5.6%5%
Very bad health1.5%1.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereWalsall
1 car or van in household41.6%40.4%
No cars or vans in household25.4%24.9%
2 cars or vans in household22.9%25.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10%9.2%

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 Walsall.

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