1 Alms Houses, Pennwood Lane, Wolverhampton, WV4 5JG
About 1 Alms Houses
1 Alms Houses is an end-of-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV4 5JG). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Alms Houses 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
1 Alms Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Pennwood Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Alms Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.2 km
Miller and Carter PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. 24 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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







