What type of property is 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY last sold for £330,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £83,500 in August 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 1998 and October 2021, 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY rose from £83,500 to £330,000, a change of £246,500. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY is in council tax band D.

Where is 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY located?

42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY sits in Wolverhampton. It falls within the WV4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

Police records around 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

The closest primary school to 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY is Woodfield Primary School (401m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colton Hills Community School (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY?

The closest bus stop to 42 Osborne Road, WV4 4AY is Miller and Carter PH, 2.1km away. The nearest underground option is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), 2.9km away.

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42 Osborne Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AY

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Osborne Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Osborne Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 15.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 33.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Osborne Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Osborne Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Osborne Road 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Osborne Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£381,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£330,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

21 October 2021Most recent
£330,000
+33.6%over 7 years
8 April 2014
£247,000
+195.8%over 15 years
10 August 1998
£83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 4AY: £365,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WV4 4AY

On the street

Versus other Osborne Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 42 Osborne Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,538

Street avg £2,096

Above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wolverhampton district page.

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.1 km

Miller and Carter PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Woodfield Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV4 4AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WV4 4AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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