12 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
About 12 Chequer Street
12 Chequer Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Wolverhampton (WV3 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 27.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 104.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
12 Chequer Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Chequer Street 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Chequer Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£300,000
+143.9%over 18 years17 March 2003
£123,000
+75.8%over 3 years5 August 1999
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 7DL: £147,500 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in WV3 7DL
2a, Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Feb 2023
£137,0002 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Jul 2013
£170,00015 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Apr 2013
£147,5007 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Mar 2010
£137,0006 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Apr 2005
£92,000
Versus other Chequer Street homes
Price per m² for 12 Chequer Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,974
Street avg £1,095
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodfield Primary School. 36 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







