What type of property is 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH sell for?

4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH last sold for £233,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £71,500 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and April 2021, 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH rose from £71,500 to £233,000, a change of £161,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

The current EPC rating for 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH heated?

The latest EPC at 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH located?

4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH sits in Bloxwich, Walsall, Walsall. It falls within the WS3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

Police records around 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH 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 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

The closest primary school to 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH is Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School (521m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Walsall Academy (440m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH?

The closest rail stop to 4 The Orchard, WS3 3BH is Bloxwich Rail Station, 1.4km away. The nearest bus option is The Lakes, 1.9km away.

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4 The Orchard, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3BH

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 The Orchard

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

4 The Orchard is a three-bedroom detached house in Bloxwich, Walsall, Walsall (WS3 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 30% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £233,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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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

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 The Orchard, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 The Orchard has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications 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.

4 The Orchard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£233,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 April 2021Most recent
£233,000
+214.9%over 22 years
20 November 1998
£74,000
+3.5%over 2 years
23 May 1996
£71,500

Median price across the last 4 sales in WS3 3BH: £164,250 (2021–1996).

Nearby sales in WS3 3BH

On the street

Versus other The Orchard homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 The Orchard outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,709

Street avg £1,964

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par

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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

1.4 km

Bloxwich Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Walsall Academy. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS3 3BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS3 3BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low

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