17 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
About 17 Chester Avenue
17 Chester Avenue is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV6 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 27.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold October 2023 for £160,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Chester 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.
Sales history & valuation
17 Chester Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 2023Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WV6 9JU: £225,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in WV6 9JU
7 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
Sold Sept 2024
£225,00016 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
Sold Mar 2024
£234,00015 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
Sold Dec 2021
£236,0005 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
Sold Nov 2019
£158,00010 Chester Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9JU
Sold Feb 2018
£165,000
Versus other Chester Avenue homes
On floor area, 17 Chester Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,462
Street avg £2,080
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
1.6 km
Birches Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Claregate Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







