What type of property is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE sell for?

57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE last sold for £122,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in January 2020, so prices have been flat over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2020 and June 2021, 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE rose from £120,000 to £122,000, a change of £2,000. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WS3 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE heated?

The latest EPC at 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE located?

57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE sits in Walsall. It falls within the WS3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

Police records around 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (567% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

The closest primary school to 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE is Christ Church Church of England Primary School (500m), one of 34 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Walsall College (1.9km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE?

The closest rail stop to 57 Chestnut Road, WS3 1BE is Bloxwich Rail Station, 2.2km away.

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57 Chestnut Road, Walsall, WS3 1BE

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 57 Chestnut Road

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

57 Chestnut Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS3 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 31.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £122,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 Chestnut Road, Walsall, WS3 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

57 Chestnut Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

57 Chestnut Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£122,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

17 June 2021Most recent
£122,000
+1.7%over 1 year
31 January 2020
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS3 1BE: £171,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in WS3 1BE

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 57 Chestnut Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,877

Street avg £1,692

Above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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 Walsall district page.

Full Walsall report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.2 km

Bloxwich Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 41 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS3 1BE 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 WS3 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

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70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

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