156 Lea Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LQ
About 156 Lea Road
156 Lea Road is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
156 Lea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
156 Lea Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
156 Lea Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 21 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 July 2021Most recent
£215,000
+330.0%over 20 years7 September 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 0LQ: £187,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WV3 0LQ
Versus other Lea Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 156 Lea Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,114
Street avg £899
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bantock Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







