What kind of home is 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU sell for?

17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU last sold for £75,000 in September 1996, around 30 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,500 in June 1995, so prices have been flat over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

Across 2 sales between June 1995 and September 1996, 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU fell from £75,500 to £75,000, a change of £500. That works out to roughly -0.5% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in December 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WV6 7YU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU use?

The latest EPC at 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU in?

17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU sits in Perton, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton. It falls within the WV6 postcode district in Staffordshire.

Is 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

The closest primary school to 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU is Perton First School (451m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Perton Middle School (1.4km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU?

The closest bus stop to 17 Formby Avenue, WV6 7YU is Leasowe Drive, 172m away. In total there are 14 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Formby Avenue, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7YU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Formby Avenue

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

17 Formby Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Perton, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV6 7YU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in September 1996. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 344% above the 1996 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Formby Avenue, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7YU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Formby Avenue 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.

Latest sale on 17 Formby Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (1996)

£75,000

Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

12 September 1996Most recent
£75,000
-0.7%over 1 year
8 June 1995
£75,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WV6 7YU: £267,000 (2022–2015).

Nearby sales in WV6 7YU

On the street

Versus other Formby Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Formby Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£833

Street avg £2,445

Strongly below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

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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.

£316k

1 Athelstan Grove

WV6 7NL

4 bed1 bath

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1 Brunel Grove, Perton

WV6 7YD

4 bed2 bath

£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

£292k

1 Canterbury Drive, Perton

WV6 7XB

3 bed1 bath

£291k

1 Bowen Cooke Avenue, Perton

WV6 7YG

3 bed1 bath

£275k

1 Adwalton Road

WV6 7SH

3 bed

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.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Leasowe Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Perton First School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WV6 7YU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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