489 Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AU
About 489 Sutton Road
489 Sutton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 41% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). At 111 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 11 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 489 Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AU
- Jan 2018DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolish garage and existing rear extensions. Proposed two storey side extension and rear extension and single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/0989
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionDec 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2017Most recent
£300,000
+100.1%over 15 years22 November 2001
£149,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3AU: £404,500 (2024–2020).
Versus other Sutton Road homes
EPC Rating for 489 Sutton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,703
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.5 km
Park Hall Junior Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







