1 Birchwood Close, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2DT

1 Birchwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Essington, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV11 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 38% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 31.7% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017).