494 Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AZ
About 494 Sutton Road
494 Sutton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS5 3AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £455,000. 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 111.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
494 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
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 494 Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AZ
- Jun 2022Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side, two storey rear extension, a loft conversion and a rear dormer and two storey front extension.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1568
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 15 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£455,000
+28.2%over 4 years27 October 2016
£355,000
+16.4%over 6 years21 December 2009
£305,000
+10.9%over 4 years12 October 2005
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3AZ: £463,000 (2021–2016).
Versus other Sutton Road homes
On price per m², 494 Sutton Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £2,074
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB