5 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
About 5 Buttermere Drive
5 Buttermere Drive is a detached house in Essington, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV11 2SA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Buttermere Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Buttermere Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV11 2SA: £375,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in WV11 2SA
3 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
Sold Jun 2025
£375,00017 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
Sold Apr 2024
£415,0004 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
Sold Nov 2020
£365,0002 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
Sold Jul 2020
£405,0001 Buttermere Drive, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2SA
Sold Oct 2016
£315,000
Versus other Buttermere Drive homes
On floor area, 5 Buttermere Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
New Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St John's Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







