What type of property is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE last sold for £281,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £170,000 in August 2016, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2016 and March 2021, 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE rose from £170,000 to £281,000, a change of £111,000. That works out to roughly +11.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (592 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WS5 3DE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE heated?

The latest EPC at 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE had any planning applications?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in December 2017 under ref. 17/1371. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE located?

1 The Croft, WS5 3DE sits in Walsall. It falls within the WS5 postcode district.

Is 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE in a safe area?

Police records around 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE 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.

Which schools serve 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

The closest primary school to 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE is Park Hall Junior Academy (1.1km), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Mary's Grammar School (1.7km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE?

The closest rail stop to 1 The Croft, WS5 3DE is Walsall Rail Station, 2.9km away.

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1 The Croft, Walsall, WS5 3DE

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

55 m²

592 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Croft

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

1 The Croft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3DE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 128.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £281,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

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 04 Jul 2026

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Croft, Walsall, WS5 3DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Croft has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 The Croft, Walsall, WS5 3DE

1decisions1extensions6documents

Dec 2017
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and widening the car hard standing
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
17/1371
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£281,000

Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£281,000
+65.3%over 4 years
18 August 2016
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3DE: £250,000 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in WS5 3DE

On the street

Versus other The Croft homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 The Croft stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,109

Street avg £2,865

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

Nearest stop

2.9 km

Walsall Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.1 km

Park Hall Junior Academy. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS5 3DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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