What type of property is 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX is a 3-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX sell for?

1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX last sold for £256,500 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £100,000 in July 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between July 2002 and August 2022, 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX rose from £100,000 to £256,500, a change of £156,500. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

The current EPC rating for 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WV3 7BX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX heated?

The latest EPC at 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX is in council tax band C.

Where is 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX located?

1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX sits in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton. It falls within the WV3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

Police records around 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

The closest primary school to 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX is Woodfield Primary School (636m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Royal School, Wolverhampton (915m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX?

The closest underground stop to 1a, Church Walk, WV3 7BX is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), 2.2km away. The nearest rail option is Wolverhampton Rail Station, 2.7km away.

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1a, Church Walk, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 7BX

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV3 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Last sale on file: £256,500 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1a, Church Walk, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 7BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£290,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£256,500

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2022Most recent
£256,500
+46.6%over 6 years
1 December 2015
£175,000
+31.6%over 12 years
24 April 2003
£133,000
+33.0%over 9 months
11 July 2002
£100,000

Median price across the last 1 sales in WV3 7BX: £215,000 (2020–2020).

Nearby sales in WV3 7BX

3a, Church Walk, Penn Fields, Wolverhampton, WV3 7BX
Sold Jan 2020
£215,000

On the street

Versus other Church Walk homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1a stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 40 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.2 km

Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.

Closest school

0.6 km

Woodfield Primary School. 39 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV3 7BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WV3 7BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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