26 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
About 26 Wolverhampton Road
26 Wolverhampton Road is a mid-terrace house in Stafford (ST17 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 60% above the 2022 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £80,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
26 Wolverhampton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
26 Wolverhampton Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 21 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2022Most recent
£80,000
-20.0%over 15 years18 October 2007
£100,000
+11.1%over 1 year12 October 2006
£90,000
+102.2%over 5 years10 June 2001
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in ST17 4BP: £279,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in ST17 4BP
23 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
Sold May 2022
£145,00021 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
Sold May 2021
£302,0003 Drakeford Lodge, Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
Sold Feb 2019
£147,50018a, Flat, Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
Sold Aug 2018
£370,0001 Drakeford Lodge, Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 4BP
Sold Feb 2017
£105,000
Versus other Wolverhampton Road homes
26 Wolverhampton Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,105
Street avg £1,518
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB







