Birchcroft, Coven, Wolverhampton

House prices, sold prices and local information for WV9 5DZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£309,929
14 sales
Price range
£205k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Oct 2025
WV9 5DZ

At a glance

House prices£310k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 2 min walkBilbrook station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

14 property sales on Birchcroft, Coven, Wolverhampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £309,929. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birchcroft compared

WV9 postcode area£253,426
Wolverhampton£325,700
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birchcroft has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WV9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £205,000 (1 sales)2016£205k2017: £289,000 (3 sales)2017£289k2019: £267,500 (1 sales)2019£268k2020: £313,750 (4 sales)2020£314k2022: £400,000 (1 sales)2022£400k2024: £350,000 (1 sales)2024£350k2025: £331,500 (3 sales)2025£332k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£309,92917 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Birchcroft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 17 Oct 2025£352,500 DetachedFreehold
15, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 12 Aug 2025£322,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 25 Mar 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 7 Nov 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 28 Jan 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 21 May 2021£320,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 29 Oct 2020£345,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 18 Mar 2020£339,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 12 Mar 2020£319,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 6 Feb 2020£252,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 19 Aug 2019£267,500 DetachedFreehold
20, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 20 Oct 2017£250,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 23 Aug 2017£361,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 6 Apr 2017£256,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Birchcroft WV9 5DZ 1 Jul 2016£205,000 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, Birchcroft £256,000 (Apr 2017) → £320,000 (May 2021) +25%
over 4 yrs
24, Birchcroft £205,000 (Jul 2016) → £252,000 (Feb 2020) +23%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birchcroft

Crime

11 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birchcroft 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 offences5
Other theft3
Anti-social behaviour2
Drugs1

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

Flood risk

Birchcroft is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Sow and River Penk Flood alert area
  • River Penk at Coven 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 Birchcroft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Paul's CofE First School 139 pupils Primary Church of England 3–9 Report 0.4 mi
Featherstone Academy 250 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
School of Coding AEP Limited 5 pupils Other independent school 13–16 Report 2.1 mi
Brewood Middle CofE Academy 422 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Good Report 2.2 mi
St Mary and St Chad CofE First School 172 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Report 2.2 mi
St. Dominic's Grammar School 329 pupils Other independent school 4–18 Report 2.3 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 91 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 2.6 mi
Lane Green First School 145 pupils Primary 3–9 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Bilbrook station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Codsall station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
  • Penkridge station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Church Lane (opp, Brewood Road) 1 min walk
  • Church Lane (adj, Brewood Road) 1 min walk
  • Post Office (adj, Brewood Road) 4 min walk
  • Post Office (opp, Brewood Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Featherstone
    Old Lane, Featherstone, Wolverhampton · 2.0 mi
  • Ashfield Road Surgery
    39 Ashfield Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton · 2.1 mi
  • Fordhouses Medical Centre
    68 Marsh Lane, Ford Houses, Wolverhampton · 2.4 mi
  • Prestbury Medical Practice
    Broadway, Bushbury, Wolverhampton · 2.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 9 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.6%62.5%
Private rented10.7%20.3%
Social rented1.7%17.1%
Households692

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.0%64.1%
Aged 65+35.0%18.6%
Residents1,477

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.

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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