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3 sales on record
About High Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
High Lea is a detached house in Oaken, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton (WV8 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wolverhampton HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 26.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £426,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
High Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against High Lea, Oaken Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton, WV8 2BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
High Lea sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Oct 2017TreesTree Works Approval
Conservation area - remove 2 Hollies
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2021)
£426,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of High Lea, Oaken Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton, WV8 2BD
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed AI analysis
An AI-written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Oaken Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for High Lea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,065
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Middle Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV8 2BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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