3 Hopstone Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 4DD

3 Hopstone Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 56.5% above the 2013 sale of £248,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (April 2013).