What kind of home is 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH sell for?

5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH last sold for £425,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £339,950 in December 2007, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2007 and January 2023, 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH rose from £339,950 to £425,000, a change of £85,050. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

The current EPC rating for 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (1,636 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 168% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WS12 4UH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH use?

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

What is the council tax band for 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH in?

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

What is crime like near 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

Police records around 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH 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.

What schools are near 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

The closest primary school to 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH is Littleton Green Community School (434m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cardinal Griffin Catholic College (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Orchid Close, WS12 4UH is Teddesley Way, 194m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Orchid Close, Huntington, Cannock, WS12 4UH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

152 m²

1636 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Orchid Close

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

5 Orchid Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Huntington, Cannock, Cannock (WS12 4UH). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 152 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 18 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in January 2023.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

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

5 Orchid 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 Orchid Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£425,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

17 January 2023Most recent
£425,000
+25.0%over 15 years
11 December 2007
£339,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 4UH: £327,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in WS12 4UH

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On the street

Versus other Orchid Close homes

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

On price per m², 5 Orchid Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,796

Street avg £2,422

Strongly above

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par

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

0.4 km

Littleton Green Community School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS12 4UH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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