15 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
About 15 Barbel Drive
15 Barbel Drive is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV10 0TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 13.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 25.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Aug 2022AmendmentIn report
The property was converted from C3 to C4 use in 2014 under permitted development. Wolverhampton City Council implemented an Article 4 direction removing PD rights for this class change in September 2017.The certificate is required to confirm that the property has C4 class rights, considering that it has been in that use since well before the A4 direction.
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00725/CPE
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£230,000
+32.9%over 14 years7 December 2007
£173,000
+28.2%over 4 years30 April 2003
£134,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV10 0TQ: £110,108 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WV10 0TQ
58 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
Sold Jan 2025
£60,00069 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
Sold Dec 2024
£112,00067 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
Sold May 2024
£110,10853 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
Sold May 2024
£230,00087 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
Sold Apr 2024
£110,000
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Barbel Drive homes
15 Barbel Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,966
Street avg £1,820
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Wolverhampton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heath Park. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB