520 Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AY
About 520 Sutton Road
520 Sutton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS5 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 61.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £371,500 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
520 Sutton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
520 Sutton Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 24 years.
£371,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2021Most recent
£371,500
+32.7%5 February 2021
£280,000
+137.3%over 23 years13 October 1997
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3AY: £500,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Sutton Road homes
On epc rating, 520 Sutton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,753
Street avg £3,045
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
1.6 km
Park Hall Junior Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







