What kind of home is 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT?

18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT sell for?

18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT last sold for £285,000 in February 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £69,500 in February 1997, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 1997 and February 2023, 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT rose from £69,500 to £285,000, a change of £215,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT?

18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WS5 3BT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT use?

The latest EPC at 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT?

18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT in?

18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT sits in Walsall. It falls within the WS5 postcode district.

Is 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 77% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT?

The closest primary school to 18 Elmstead Close, WS5 3BT is Park Hall Junior Academy (1.4km), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Mary's Grammar School (2.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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18 Elmstead Close, Walsall, WS5 3BT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Elmstead Close

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

18 Elmstead Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS5 3BT). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump.

At 81 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 12.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2023 for £285,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

GarageYes

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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.

18 Elmstead Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Elmstead Close, Walsall, WS5 3BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Elmstead Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 18 Elmstead Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£285,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

16 February 2023Most recent
£285,000
+310.1%over 25 years
28 February 1997
£69,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3BT: £252,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in WS5 3BT

On the street

Versus other Elmstead Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Elmstead Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,519

Street avg £2,243

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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

1.4 km

Park Hall Junior Academy. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS5 3BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS5 3BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

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FAQ

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