78a, John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
About 78a
78a is a four-bedroom detached house in Wimblebury, Cannock, Cannock (WS12 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1406 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 12 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. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 53.2% above the 2009 sale of £247,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
78a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
78a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£247,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 2009Most recent
£247,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 2RL: £175,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WS12 2RL
90 John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
Sold May 2025
£165,00076a, John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
Sold Mar 2025
£480,00076 John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
Sold Sept 2024
£220,00086 John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
Sold May 2022
£175,00098 John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 2RL
Sold Jun 2021
£173,000
Everything we know about 78a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other John Street homes
EPC Rating for 78a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,898
Street avg £1,620
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Years Held
17 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Scott Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heath Hayes Primary Academy. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB