8 Elmstead Wood, Walsall, WS5 3BU
About 8 Elmstead Wood
8 Elmstead Wood is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £323,500 in December 2022. 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. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 112% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2025
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Planning history
8 Elmstead Wood has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Elmstead Wood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 22 years.
£323,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£323,500
+74.9%over 15 years9 February 2007
£185,000
+44.5%over 3 years22 May 2003
£128,000
+77.8%over 2 years20 June 2000
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3BU: £270,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other Elmstead Wood homes
On price per m², 8 Elmstead Wood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,147
Street avg £2,640
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
1.4 km
Park Hall Junior Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB