What kind of home is 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is a semi-detached house.

When did 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ last change hands?

1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ last sold for £290,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £370,000 in November 2007, so prices have been falling over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2007 and December 2021, 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ fell from £370,000 to £290,000, a change of £80,000. That works out to roughly -1.7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ in?

1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ sits in Wolverhampton. It falls within the WV4 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

Police records around 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ show an average of 174 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (1.2km), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Highfields School (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is Miller and Carter PH, 476m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Albrighton House

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

1 Albrighton House is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 99 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 93–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. Sold December 2021 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

1 Albrighton House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2025

Current Certificate

Aug 2015

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 August 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Albrighton House 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.

1 Albrighton House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£290,000

Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

10 December 2021Most recent
£290,000
-21.6%over 14 years
30 November 2007
£370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 5LJ: £300,000 (2026–2019).

Nearby sales in WV4 5LJ

On the street

Versus other The Water Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Albrighton House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,929

Street avg £2,827

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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.

Full Wolverhampton report

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

Crime

174/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Miller and Carter PH — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WV4 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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