20 Kensington Place, Cannock, WS12 3XU
About 20 Kensington Place
20 Kensington Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cannock (WS12 3XU). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 16.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 109.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Kensington Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 15 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£210,000
+54.4%over 5 years29 September 2016
£136,000
+0.7%over 9 years19 December 2006
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 3XU: £296,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in WS12 3XU
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Versus other Kensington Place homes
Years Held for 20 Kensington Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,134
Street avg £2,260
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Buckingham Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gorsemoor Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB