280b, Flat, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
About 280b
280b is a detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 is 73.3% below the 2016 sale of £2,474,999, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,090/sq ft) was about 1029% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
Energy performance
280b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
280b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 280b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,474,999
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2016Most recent
£2,474,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 4AD: £175,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WV4 4AD
The Gallery, Flat 12, 282 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
Sold Jul 2025
£160,000The Gallery, Flat 6, 282 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
Sold Oct 2024
£160,000262 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
Sold May 2024
£249,000The Gallery, Flat 21, 282 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
Sold Mar 2024
£175,000The Gallery, Flat 11, 282 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AD
Sold Mar 2024
£200,000
Versus other Penn Road homes
Price per m² for 280b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£22,500
Street avg £1,984
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodfield Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







