8 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ
About 8 Barbel Drive
8 Barbel Drive is a detached house in Wolverhampton (WV10 0TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 113% above the 2002 sale of £169,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Barbel Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Barbel Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Barbel Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£169,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2002Most recent
£169,950
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
Everything we know about 8 Barbel Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Barbel Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Barbel Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,172
Street avg £1,839
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB