298 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3NE
About 298 Birmingham Road
298 Birmingham Road is a semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 39% below the 2024 sale of £439,208, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 231.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2024 for £439,208.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 298 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3NE
- Oct 2025SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Full planning application for a first floor rear extension over existing balcony, 2 storey front-side extension, the enclosure and conversion of 2no. garages into habitable space and internal works to convert 4no. flats into 8no. 1 bedroom flats.
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0217
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Sales history & valuation
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£439,208
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2024Most recent
£439,208
Median price across the last 5 sales in WS5 3NE: £376,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WS5 3NE
Versus other Birmingham Road homes
298 Birmingham Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,274
Street avg £2,564
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Walsall Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Park Hall Infant Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB