What type of property is 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX sell for?

1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX last sold for £287,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £218,000 in June 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

Across 2 sales between June 2019 and June 2022, 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX rose from £218,000 to £287,000, a change of £69,000. That works out to roughly +9.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

The current EPC rating for 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WS12 4SX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX located?

1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX sits in Hednesford, Cannock, Cannock. It falls within the WS12 postcode district in Staffordshire.

What is crime like near 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

Police records around 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX 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 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

The closest primary school to 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX is Pye Green Academy (383m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Staffordshire University Academy (1.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX?

The closest bus stop to 1 Buckthorn Close, WS12 4SX is Tudor Road, 307m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Buckthorn Close, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4SX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Buckthorn Close

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

1 Buckthorn Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Hednesford, Cannock, Cannock (WS12 4SX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 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. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £287,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Buckthorn Close, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Buckthorn 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£315,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£287,000

Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

19 June 2022Most recent
£287,000
+31.7%over 2 years
20 June 2019
£218,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 4SX: £290,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in WS12 4SX

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On the street

Versus other Buckthorn Close homes

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

On epc rating, 1 Buckthorn Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,376

Street avg £2,328

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Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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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

0.3 km

Tudor Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Pye Green Academy. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS12 4SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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