49 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
About 49 Finchfield Road
49 Finchfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV3 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £330,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
49 Finchfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 January 2023
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Planning history
49 Finchfield Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 49 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01039/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
49 Finchfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 23 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2019Most recent
£330,000
+33.2%over 6 years30 May 2013
£247,750
+121.2%over 13 years2 November 1999
£112,000
+107.4%over 3 years25 April 1996
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 9LQ: £350,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WV3 9LQ
66 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
Sold Sept 2025
£425,00069 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
Sold Jun 2025
£390,00044 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
Sold Nov 2024
£315,65070 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
Sold Aug 2024
£322,50055 Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LQ
Sold Nov 2023
£350,000
Versus other Finchfield Road homes
On floor area, 49 Finchfield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,075
Street avg £2,545
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
163/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
0.6 km
Merridale Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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39.6dB







