What type of property is 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ sell for?

5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ last sold for £177,000 in December 2019, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £57,995 in September 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

Across 4 sales between September 2001 and December 2019, 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ rose from £57,995 to £177,000, a change of £119,005. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WS12 4NZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ located?

5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ sits in Huntington, Cannock, Cannock. It falls within the WS12 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

Police records around 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

The closest primary school to 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ is Littleton Green Community School (525m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Staffordshire University Academy (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Lichen Close, WS12 4NZ is Teddesley Way, 205m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Lichen Close, Huntington, Cannock, WS12 4NZ

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Lichen Close

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

5 Lichen Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Huntington, Cannock, Cannock (WS12 4NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Last sale on file: £177,000 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 76 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 36.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 107.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lichen Close, Huntington, Cannock, WS12 4NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Lichen Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Lichen Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£177,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2019Most recent
£177,000
+33.1%over 13 years
11 June 2006
£133,000
+10.8%over 1 year
29 July 2004
£120,000
+106.9%over 2 years
13 September 2001
£57,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 4NZ: £149,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in WS12 4NZ

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On the street

Versus other Lichen Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Lichen Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,329

Street avg £2,182

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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 Cannock district page.

Full Cannock report

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

0.2 km

Teddesley Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Littleton Green Community School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS12 4NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS12 4NZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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