Skip to content
UK Property Looker

Carpenters Cottage, Badger Lane, Badger, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JR

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Carpenters Cottage

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

Carpenters Cottage is a detached house in Badger, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV6 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Carpenters Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Carpenters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Dec 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2017from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromG20toE43
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%77%

More low energy lighting installed

Jul 2017from Jun 2017
EPC improved fromE43toF34
Dec 2017from Jul 2017
EPC improved fromF34toE47
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Walls
PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Carpenters Cottage, Badger Lane, Badger, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Carpenters Cottage has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Carpenters Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

On the street

Versus other Badger Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Carpenters Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 54 (E)

Above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Carpenters Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£325k

1 Berkeley Close

WV6 7RX

£339k

1 Broughton Court, Perton

WV6 7RL

3 bed
£340k

1 Beechcroft, Pattingham

WV6 7BW

3 bed
£317k

1 Bodiam Court

WV6 7UX

3 bed1 bath
£316k

1 Athelstan Grove

WV6 7NL

4 bed1 bath
£351k

1 Back Lane, Ackleton

WV6 7JJ

£305k

1 Bellman Close, Perton

WV6 7HP

£292k

1 Canterbury Drive, Perton

WV6 7XB

3 bed1 bath
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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

1.7 km

Beckbury Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV6 7JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WV6 7JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WV6 7JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Carpenters Cottage, Badger Lane, Badger, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.