31 Riches Street, Wolverhampton, WV6 0DP

31 Riches Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV6 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 76.8% above the 2014 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.