165 Lea Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LQ
About 165 Lea Road
165 Lea Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 62 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold February 2022 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 27.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
165 Lea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
165 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
165 Lea Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2022Most recent
£180,000
+12.5%over 4 years31 August 2017
£160,000
-3.0%over 10 years9 March 2007
£165,000
+32.0%over 2 years26 March 2004
£125,000
+38.9%over 1 year16 December 2002
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 0LQ: £196,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WV3 0LQ
Versus other Lea Road homes
165 Lea Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,184
Street avg £895
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







