What type of property is 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS sell for?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS last sold for £161,000 in April 1999, around 27 years ago. Before that, it sold for £129,950 in May 1996, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 1996 and April 1999, 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS rose from £129,950 to £161,000, a change of £31,050. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (1,927 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 63% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WV4 5PS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS had any planning applications?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in April 2011 under ref. 11/00287/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS located?

5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS sits in Penn, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton. It falls within the WV4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

Police records around 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS 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 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

The closest primary school to 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (649m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Colton Hills Community School (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS?

The closest bus stop to 5 Virginia Drive, WV4 5PS is Miller and Carter PH, 1.6km away. In total there are 4 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Virginia Drive, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5PS

3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

179 m²

1927 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Virginia Drive

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

5 Virginia Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Penn, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV4 5PS). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 72). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 sits 255.9% above the 1999 sale of £161,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Virginia Drive, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Virginia Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

3 applications on record at 5 Virginia Drive, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 5PS

3decisions1extensions17documents3nearby

Apr 2011
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
11/00287/FUL
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
Tree WorksMay 202106/00616/TPO (G2 & T24) - Lime - Prune back to previous pruning points and remove secondary branch (identified by dashed red line on attached photo) growing toward adjacent tree in group (T1 in this application); Trees in Group across rear fence (T1 - T4 as viewed left to right form house) - T1 - Reduce exaggerated vertical growth stem to appropriate pruning point to bring is back into the general crown line, and Crown reduce the remaining tree to appropriate pruning points by a maximum of 1 metre of overall crown spread to rebalance; T2 - Either fell or crown reduce the radial spread by no more than 1 - 1.5 metres; T3 - Crown reduce radial branch spread by up to 1.5 - 2 metres and prune by removing secondary branches only to provide a 1.5 metre vertical clearance above the garage roof; T4 - Crown reduce radial branch spread by up to 1.5 - 2 metres and prune by removing secondary branches only to provide a 1.5 metre vertical clearance above the garage roof.Decision
Tree WorksNov 2013Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Virginia Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£161,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

13 April 1999Most recent
£161,000
+23.9%over 2 years
16 May 1996
£129,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV4 5PS: £350,000 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in WV4 5PS

On the street

Versus other Virginia Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Virginia Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£899

Street avg £2,702

Strongly below

Floor Area

179 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.6 km

Miller and Carter PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WV4 5PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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