What kind of home is 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL sell for?

87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL last sold for £300,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in August 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

Across 2 sales between August 2005 and December 2021, 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL rose from £250,000 to £300,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL have?

The current EPC rating for 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (1,604 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 75% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WS1 3EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL use?

The latest EPC at 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL in?

87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL sits in Walsall. It falls within the WS1 postcode district.

Is 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL in a safe area?

Police records around 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL show an average of 12 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (1511% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

The closest primary school to 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL is Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy (323m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Mary's Grammar School (742m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL?

The closest rail stop to 87 Follyhouse Lane, WS1 3EL is Walsall Rail Station, 1.2km away. In total there are 3 rail stops within the surrounding area.

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87 Follyhouse Lane, Walsall, WS1 3EL

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

149 m²

1604 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 87 Follyhouse Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

87 Follyhouse Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS1 3EL). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 70).

At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 23% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

87 Follyhouse Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 87 Follyhouse Lane, Walsall, WS1 3EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

87 Follyhouse Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 87 Follyhouse Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£369,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2021Most recent
£300,000
+20.0%over 16 years
4 August 2005
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS1 3EL: £150,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WS1 3EL

On the street

Versus other Follyhouse Lane homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 87 Follyhouse Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,013

Street avg £1,385

Strongly above

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Walsall district page.

Full Walsall report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

12/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Walsall Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy. 36 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS1 3EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS1 3EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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