179 Harden Road, Walsall, WS3 1BT
About 179 Harden Road
179 Harden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS3 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Last sale on file: £165,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 29.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 116.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
179 Harden Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 179 Harden Road, Walsall, WS3 1BT
- Dec 2022ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 6.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 2.40 metres maximum height measured externally from the natural ground level, 2.00 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1463
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
179 Harden Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£165,000
+65.0%over 7 years24 January 2014
£100,000
+57.5%over 10 years2 September 2003
£63,500
+81.4%over 5 years31 May 1998
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS3 1BT: £100,000 (2021–2016).
Versus other Harden Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 179 Harden Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,357
Street avg £1,355
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.4 km
Bloxwich Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy. 35 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







