4 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
About 4 Merridale Lane
4 Merridale Lane is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV3 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 25 m² this is the 25th smallest of 76 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–192 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 25 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (31 m² median across 75 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£792/sq ft) was about 797.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £213,000.
Energy performance
4 Merridale Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 4 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
- Dec 2013Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from a single residential dwelling to four self-contained flats for people aged over eighteen, with associated care accommodation.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01073/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationSept 2022Decision
- SubdivisionJan 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Merridale Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 21 years.
£213,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2024Most recent
£213,000
-7.4%over 2 years18 October 2021
£230,000
+57.5%over 18 years17 December 2002
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV3 9RD: £235,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in WV3 9RD
17 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
Sold Feb 2023
£300,00013 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
Sold Feb 2020
£195,00014 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
Sold Mar 2019
£235,000Flat 2, 1 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
Sold Sept 2016
£300,00016 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD
Sold Dec 2015
£170,000
Versus other Merridale Lane homes
4 Merridale Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,520
Street avg £4,787
Floor Area
25 m²
Street avg 30 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Merridale Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







