Property market | £243,728 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Birmingham (18.7 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 46.8 | Population of 1,588 | Happiness is Below Average for Worcestershire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Mercia) | |
Commute (approx) | - Birmingham New Street (62 mins) | |
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£243,728 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Birmingham (18.7 miles) | |
Median age is 46.8 | 1,588 | Happiness is Below Average for Worcestershire, Average for UK | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (West Mercia) | |
- Birmingham New Street (62 mins) | |
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The property market in Blakedown has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £397,297, which is down -0.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £243,728 (down -1.3% on last year) , a terraced house £193,765 (down -2.5% on last year) and a flat £124,718. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £590 per month. Property prices in Blakedown are slightly lower than the average property prices across Worcestershire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Blakedown, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Worcestershire region.
Property data is based on Wyre Forest level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Blakedown, or click here to browse the longer list of Blakedown property transactions from 2023.
Blakedown has one school nearby: Blakedown CofE Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Birmingham Road, Kidderminster. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Blakedown CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/7/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Kidderminster |
School | Type |
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Blakedown CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/7/2018) |
Station | Distance from Blakedown | Commute options |
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Blakedown A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 62 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 97 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (121 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (158 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1168 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 170 mins - Great Western Railway - £1168 monthly fare) View details |
Hagley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 69 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 145 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 159 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1168 monthly fare) View details |
Kidderminster A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 60 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 95 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (119 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Marylebone (163 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1168 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 168 mins - Great Western Railway - £1168 monthly fare) View details |
Stourbridge Junction A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 59 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 100 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (124 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 135 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (155 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1272 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Great Western Railway - £1272 monthly fare) View details |
Hartlebury A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 56 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 91 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (115 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 134 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1168 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Great Western Railway - £1168 monthly fare) View details |
Cradley Heath A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 53 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 144 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Chiltern Railways - £1168 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wyre Forest) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wyre Forest residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.9% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.9% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.4% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Worcestershire is average (55mbps). No local data is available for Blakedown.
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
Crime stats were found at the West Mercia level:
Type | West Mercia | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 72 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 7 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 31 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Blakedown.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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West Midlands | River Severn | River Severn in Worcestershire |
West Midlands | River Stour | River Stour and it's tributaries |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Blakedown, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £243,728 Detached: £397,297 | 72 | Primary: 1Secondary: | |
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 17.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Barnt Green, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 17.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Hagley, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 17.6% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Bevere, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Crowle, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Whittington, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Rushwick, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 | 16.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Malvern, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 | 16.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Powick, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 16.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Battenhall, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Barbourne, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 17Secondary: 8 | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Northwick, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 4 | 11.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Blakedown, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £243,728 Detached: £397,297 | 72 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
Barnt Green, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Hagley, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £316,964 Detached: £525,298 | 72 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Bevere, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 |
Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Crowle, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 |
Whittington, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 |
Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £305,225 Detached: £520,677 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Rushwick, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 |
Malvern, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 |
Powick, Worcestershire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £325,997 Detached: £496,121 | 72 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Battenhall, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 |
Barbourne, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 17Secondary: 8 |
Northwick, Worcestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market | Semi-detached: £279,726 Detached: £454,954 | 72 | Primary: 11Secondary: 4 |
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