16 Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
About 16 Long Lane
16 Long Lane is a detached house in Essington, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV11 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 16.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £257,000 in March 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at 16 Long Lane was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2022New BuildFullIn report
3 detached, 4 bedroom dwellings with 1x detached double garage per dwelling
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00252/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
16 Long Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.
£257,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2023Most recent
£257,000
-22.1%over 5 years25 April 2017
£330,000
+230.0%over 11 years1 December 2005
£100,000
+58.7%over 8 years17 February 1997
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV11 2AA: £360,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WV11 2AA
18a, Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
Sold May 2025
£360,00032 Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
Sold Feb 2022
£680,0004 Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
Sold Aug 2021
£225,000Barnfield, Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
Sold Jun 2021
£760,000The Cottage, Long Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AA
Sold Oct 2019
£775,000
Versus other Long Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 16 Long Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,856
Street avg £2,542
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Broad Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Landywood Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







