What type of property is 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ last sold for £300,000 in March 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £325,000 in November 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2007 and March 2019, 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ fell from £325,000 to £300,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly -0.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ located?

8 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 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

Police records around 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ 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 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

The closest primary school to 8 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.

How well connected is 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, WV4 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to 8 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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8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LJ

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 8 Albrighton House

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

8 Albrighton House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 106 m² this is the 5th 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 top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 14% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £300,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingOff road
BalconyYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2021

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Albrighton House, The Water Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

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

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£300,000

Growth on file: -0.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

29 March 2019Most recent
£300,000
-8.1%over 2 years
28 April 2016
£326,500
16 November 2007
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 5LJ: £290,000 (2024–2014).

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.

8 Albrighton House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,830

Street avg £2,867

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly above

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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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1 Dudding Road

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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

6/mo

Steady 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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