Waterways Drive is in Oldbury and in Sandwell district. B69 2EX is located in the Oldbury electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Bromwich West. This postcode has been in use since 1992-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Waterways Drive, Oldbury, B69 2EX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: B69 2DB, B69 2DD, B69 2QS, B69 3DW, B69 2RA, B69 3DP, B69 3DH, B69 3DR, B69 3EZ.

Waterways Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Waterways Drive are based on 193 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sandwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for B69 2EX

Average Price
£149,114
Semi-Detached
£161,273
Terraced
£162,055
Detached
£150,303
Flats/Maisonettes
£94,287
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterways Drive

Average Price
£162,014
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterways DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
3 Waterways Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£60,0002023-05-24 £59,560
2 Waterways Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£74,0002023-02-28 £71,971
58 Waterways Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£165,0002022-12-05 £159,943
27 Waterways Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Terraced, an established residential building 		£172,0002022-09-30 £171,098
5 Waterways Drive, Oldbury, West Midlands
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£93,0002021-08-02 £106,442

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park, Netherton DY2 9QF 		4,335 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedRounds Green Primary School
Brades Road, B69 2DP 		565 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Rounds Green Primary School
Brades Road, B69 2DP 		565 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ Church CofE Primary School
Albert Street, B69 4DE 		1,111 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
McKean Road, B69 4BA 		1,247 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grace Mary Primary School
Hawfield Road, Tividale B69 1LD 		1,362 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, B69 2HE 		926 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWest Bromwich Collegiate Academy
Kelvin Way, B70 7LE 		1,843 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4George Salter Academy
Davey Road, B70 9UW 		2,457 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Health Futures UTC
High Street, B70 8DJ 		2,659 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holly Lodge High School College of Science
Holly Lane, B67 7JG 		3,150 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSandwell College
1 Spon Lane, B70 6AW 		2,816 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDudley College of Technology
The Broadway, DY1 4AS 		4,189 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Meadows School
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Sandwell B69 3BU 		464 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Primrose Centre
Throne Road, B65 9JP 		2,472 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDudley Port School
Dudley Port School, station drive DY4 7QR 		2,565 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe British Muslim School
Latifiah Fultali Complex, Lodge Road B70 8NX 		2,621 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedAl Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green, Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR 		2,745 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Stax Trade Centres PLCStax Trade Centres, Brades Road303 yd
Cafe Lezzet46 Brades Road331 yd
Kay's Cafe69 Brades Road372 yd
Costaunit 12 Oldbury Retail Park502 yd
GreggsUnit 14, Oldbury Green Retail Park, Oldbury Ringway503 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The GeorgeGeorge Inn, 37 Dudley Road168 yd
Jolly Collier43 Junction Street248 yd
Brades TavernBrades Tavern, 48 Brades Road315 yd
Court of RequestsOldbury Library, 19 Church Street854 yd
Cookhouse and PubWolverhampton Road865 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Dr Vinegars41 Dudley Road147 yd
Alright Spud83 Brades Road371 yd
The Codfather81 Brades Road372 yd
Caspian Pizza5 Tower Road774 yd
Tividale Valley1 Tower Road774 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sFreeth Street748 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rounds Green Primary School
BRADES ROAD 		grass pitches521 yd
The Meadows Sports College
DUDLEY ROAD EAST 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool591 yd
Tividale Sports Ground
LOWER CITY ROAD 		grass pitches740 yd
Christ Church C Of E Primary School
ALBERT STREET 		grass pitches995 yd
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
LOWER CITY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite1,041 yd
Portway Lifestyle Centre
NEWBURY LANE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,084 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed76.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed69.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Waterways Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 206 crimes were reported near Waterways Drive . 44% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of B69 2EX.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Waterways Drive, Oldbury, B69 2EX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 206
Violence And Sexual Offences 97
Vehicle Crime 31
Other Theft 18
Criminal Damage And Arson 14
Public Order 13
Burglary 8
Anti Social Behaviour 7
Possession Of Weapons 5
Drugs 5
Other Crime 4
Shoplifting 2
Robbery 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of B69 2EX.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near A457530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area504 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Junction Street248 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Junction Street248 yd
2023-12RobberyUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Junction Street248 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near George Wood Avenue418 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Mehdi Road297 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gower Croft419 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Brades Road309 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Brades Road309 yd
More Crime Statistics for Waterways Drive, Oldbury, B69 2EX

Employment

B69 2EX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee90
Part-Time Employee19
Self-Employed11
Unemployed10
Retired10
Student (economically inactive)9
Looking after home or family9
Other6
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities17
Education16
Transport and storage16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Other10
Manufacturing8
Information and communication6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Construction5
Real estate activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Administrative and support service activities4
Accommodation and food service activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female102
Male112

Partnership Status

Single90
Married: Opposite sex39
Separated8
Divorced31
Widowed6

Health

Very good health124
Good health64
Fair health21
Bad health6
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications35
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 47
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Indian28
Pakistani4
Other Asian1
Black African12
Black Caribbean14
Other Black5
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other4
White130
Gypsy or Irish Traveller5
Arab1
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom161
European Union20
Rest of Europe3
Africa15
Middle East and Asia13
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK161
10+ Years13
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom146
Ireland1
France2
Italy4
Portugal3
Lithuania3
Poland6
Romania4
Other EU countries3
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa6
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia7
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America4
No passport held24

Religion

No religion66
Christian92
Buddhist1
Hindu8
Muslim15
Sikh23
Not answered10
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