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About 8 Old College Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Old College Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Wednesbury (WS10 0DD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 19.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold March 2022 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2022)
£330,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old College Drive homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Old College Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,598
Street avg £2,210
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wednesbury district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS10 0DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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