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38 Hornby Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, WV4 5EY

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Hornby Road

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

38 Hornby Road is a detached house in Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV4 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Hornby Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, WV4 5EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Hornby Road has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£308,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2021Most recent

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 5EY: £234,000 (2023–2019).

On the street

Versus other Hornby Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

38 Hornby Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £2,184

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Hornby Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£307k

1 Camberley Drive

WV4 5RP

3 bed1 bath
£300k

1 Coton Road

WV4 5AX

£322k

1 Dunsley Grove

WV4 5RN

£294k

1 Anne Road

WV4 5AZ

3 bed2 bath
£286k

1 Alton Cottages, Penn Common Road

WV4 5JT

£282k

1 Birchwood Road

WV4 5UL

£345k

1 Balmoral Road

WV4 5SZ

3 bed2 bath
£269k

1 Brenton Road

WV4 5NS

3 bed
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.
Full Wolverhampton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.2 km

The Royal (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.

Closest school

0.3 km

Goldthorn Park 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV4 5EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WV4 5EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WV4 5EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Hornby Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, WV4 5EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.