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Get started8 Wakes Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wednesbury (WS10 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 11.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 64.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Last sale on file: £277,000 in September 2024.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Wakes Road.
Proposed use of dwelling house as a residential children's home for up to three No. children with up to two No. non-resident staff (Lawful Development Certificate).
Latest sale on 8 Wakes Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£277,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
On epc rating, 8 Wakes Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,289
Street avg £1,823
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to residential home (Use Class C2) up to three children.
1 more application for this property
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16 September 2024Most recent
£277,000
+134.7%over 16 years14 December 2007
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS10 0BY: £180,000 (2025–2015).
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
WS10 0SS
Closest school
0.2 km
St John's Church of England Primary Academy. 41 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB
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