What kind of home is 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG sell for?

8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG last sold for £292,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £93,000 in August 2000, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2000 and August 2022, 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG rose from £93,000 to £292,000, a change of £199,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

The current EPC rating for 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WS5 3DG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG use?

The latest EPC at 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG in?

8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG sits in Walsall. It falls within the WS5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

Police records around 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG 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 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

The closest primary school to 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG is Park Hall Junior Academy (935m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queen Mary's Grammar School (1.7km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG?

The closest rail stop to 8 Furze Way, WS5 3DG is Walsall Rail Station, 3.0km away.

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8 Furze Way, Walsall, WS5 3DG

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Furze Way

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

8 Furze Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £292,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageDetached
Corner plotYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Extension potentialPossible

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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 Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Furze Way, Walsall, WS5 3DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Furze Way 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.

Latest sale on 8 Furze Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£292,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2022Most recent
£292,000
+214.0%over 21 years
20 August 2000
£93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3DG: £260,500 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in WS5 3DG

On the street

Versus other Furze Way homes

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

8 Furze Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,518

Street avg £2,742

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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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.

Nearest stop

3.0 km

Walsall Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.9 km

Park Hall Junior Academy. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS5 3DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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