78 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
About 78 Albion Street
78 Albion Street is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV1 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 12th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 64 units on file.
Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 31.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £89,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
78 Albion Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
78 Albion Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.3% per year over 18 years.
£89,000
Growth on file: -1.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£89,000
-21.2%over 17 years5 November 2004
£112,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV1 3EG: £116,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WV1 3EG
112 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
Sold Oct 2025
£110,500128 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
Sold Mar 2025
£120,00095 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
Sold Mar 2024
£120,00085 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
Sold Jan 2024
£112,50096 Albion Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 3EG
Sold Nov 2023
£116,000
Versus other Albion Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 78 Albion Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,679
Street avg £2,206
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thomas Telford University Technical College. 42 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB







