Carpenters Cottage, Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
About Carpenters Cottage
Carpenters Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Trescott, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV6 7EU). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 is 40.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Carpenters Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Carpenters Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Carpenters Cottage, Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
- Oct 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extensions to include sitting room, dining room, bedroom and 2 bathrooms en-suite
- Reference
- 02/01125/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMar 2004Decision
- ExtensionDec 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Carpenters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 14 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2016Most recent
£440,000
+85.3%over 13 years8 August 2002
£237,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV6 7EU: £207,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in WV6 7EU
5 Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
Sold Feb 2025
£180,0003 Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
Sold Feb 2022
£285,000West Trescott Farm, Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
Sold Jun 2021
£490,000The Thatched Cottage, Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
Sold Aug 2002
£177,500East Trescott House, Bridgnorth Road, Trescott, Wolverhampton, WV6 7EU
Sold Jun 1997
£223,500
Versus other Bridgnorth Road homes
Years Held for Carpenters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,543
Street avg £2,786
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shop Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Smestow Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







