Last updated 6 October 2026
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Demographics
Who lives here
Area classification: Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals
Population
2,674
Households
1,073
Median age
48.6
Age bands
Ethnicity
Housing
Housing stock
Property type
Build age
Energy efficiency · avg score 68
Tenure
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Market
Market
Median price
£225,269▲
Avg price
£292,322
Sales
13,291
Rent YoY
6.2%▲
Price trend
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Deprivation
Deprivation & opportunity
Where it ranks nationally (IMD decile 10)
Domains
- Crime812345678910
- Health412345678910
- Income512345678910
- Housing412345678910
- Education812345678910
- Employment412345678910
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Safety
Safety
Crimes (12mo)
127▼
By crime type
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Connectivity
Getting around
Gigabit broadband
91.1%
Ultrafast broadband
91.1%
Superfast broadband
100%
5G coverage
84.4%
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Environment
Environment
Nearest greenspace
194 m
Air NO₂
11.3618 µg/m³
Air PM
7.3249 µg/m³
Road noise
70.0-74.9
Designations
- Local Nature Reserve
- Green Belt
- Aqma
Nearest bathing water: River Severn at Ironbridge — rated Poor (43.5 km)
Risk
Risk & hazard
Radon class 5
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Services
Schools & services
Schools
0
Childcare providers
1
Nearest hospital: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (17.79 km)
The ground beside Kesterton Road has been milled since at least 1671, when Oliver Cartwright was recorded as miller at Hill Hook. The Bickley family then worked the mill for 158 years until vandals burned it down in 1970.
A 1983 housing application on land next to Hill Hook Road was refused, and the site became a Local Nature Reserve in 1992. The most recent Kesterton Road application, in 2026, was a ramp at number 17.
The 8.4-hectare Hill Hook reserve immediately beside the street preserves the original 1.2-hectare mill pool, a dam, and an outflow culvert that still runs its full length beneath the site.
In 1797 John Bickley and his horse were struck dead by lightning nearby, and a plaque on Clarence Road still marks the spot. A century later, a Scribbans Bakers works outing nearly ended in drowning at the mill pool when a boat sank on 13 July 1911.
About
About property data on Kesterton Road
The dominant tenure type here is owned. There were 127 recorded crimes in the wider area in the last 12 months. There are 0 planning applications on record for this street.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Nearby
Streets in Hill-hook
Data sources: Census 2021 England and Wales public tables, Conservation Areas (Historic England / Local Authorities), Energy Performance Certificates (MHCLG), Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning, Get Information about Schools establishment data, Indices of Multiple Deprivation (MHCLG), National Heritage List for England (Historic England), OS Built Up Areas (Ordnance Survey), OS Open Linked Identifiers, OS Open Names, OS Open UPRN, OS Open USRN, Police.uk open crime and anti-social behaviour data, Price Paid Data, UK Radon Potential (UKHSA/BGS).