17 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
About 17 Ferndale Road
17 Ferndale Road is a detached house in Essington, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV11 2JG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 156.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £538,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Double storey extension to the side of the property to form additional garage and bedroom space, convert existing garage and extend above, small single storey extension to the rear with pitched roof.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/00901/FUL
What's in 17 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Ferndale Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 9 years.
£538,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2022Most recent
£538,000
+121.4%over 9 years26 June 2013
£243,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV11 2JG: £295,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in WV11 2JG
24 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
Sold May 2025
£325,0007 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
Sold Oct 2020
£295,0003 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
Sold Feb 2020
£295,0008 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
Sold Aug 2013
£222,5002 Ferndale Road, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2JG
Sold Mar 2013
£250,000
Versus other Ferndale Road homes
On price per m², 17 Ferndale Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,434
Street avg £2,541
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Hill Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St John's Primary Academy. 20 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
56.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.3dB







