8 The Croft, Walsall, WS5 3DE
About 8 The Croft
8 The Croft is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3DE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 8 The Croft, Walsall, WS5 3DE
- Aug 2004PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Side Extension, Rear Single Storey and Front Porch
Extension- Reference
- 04/1357/FL/H4
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 The Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£340,000
+415.2%over 24 years1 November 1996
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3DE: £250,000 (2022–2017).
Versus other The Croft homes
8 The Croft is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,178
Street avg £3,187
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB