8 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
About 8 Chequer Street
8 Chequer Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 153.9% above the 2002 sale of £79,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. At 94 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 11 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 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
8 Chequer Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.6% per year over 4 years.
£79,950
Growth on file: 17.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2002Most recent
£79,950
+99.9%over 4 years2 April 1998
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 7DL: £147,500 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in WV3 7DL
2a, Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Feb 2023
£137,00012 Chequer Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 7DL
Sold Sept 2021
£300,0002 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
£137,000
Versus other Chequer Street homes
8 Chequer Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£851
Street avg £1,282
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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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