# 42 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH

## Property details

- Slug: `6bd60e5` (address key hash: `6bd60e581ab91ce488608d3282fd71751f040302`)
- Postcode: WS13 7QH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 51 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £250,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,902/m²
- Local average: £335,071 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 195 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £250,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 10/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £642/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2115-5219-9608-1054-1781)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | +29.9% | £253,232 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-948b-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-09-01 | £192,500 | Semi-detached | — | £279,699 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5a9d8b55-94a3-68eb-e053-6b04a8c0d293) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £250,000 | 06/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 42 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £192,500 | 01/09/2017 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165137795](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cd48343)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £250,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-30 | £259,500 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £192,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £288,000 | 29/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 39 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £250,000 | 18/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 LONGSTAFF CROFT, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DT | £295,000 | 10/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 130 WESTON ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EQ | £305,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 34 GARRICK ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DR | £300,000 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 25 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £222,500 | 17/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 38 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £300,000 | 15/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 HEENAN GROVE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QJ | £225,000 | 08/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 63 GRANGE LANE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EE | £306,000 | 20/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 SIDDONS CLOSE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EH | £330,000 | 06/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SMALL RIDGE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EG | £295,000 | 10/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 132 WESTON ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EQ | £452,500 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 LONGSTAFF CROFT, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DP | £310,000 | 05/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 54 WOLSEY ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7QH | £420,000 | 15/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 GARRICK ROAD, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DR | £268,100 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22A GRANGE LANE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EE | £375,000 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 HIGH GRANGE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DZ | £335,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 56 HIGH GRANGE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DU | £425,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 58 HIGH GRANGE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7DU | £227,000 | 20/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 SIDDONS CLOSE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS13 7EH | £245,000 | 29/06/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £308,705 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 18.2%
- **10y growth:** 55.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Lichfield; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 26.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 64%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Lichfield). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £986/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,096/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,206/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Mid Staffs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Windmill Lane, WS13 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Swallow Croft, WS13 | £1,300/mo | 3 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, St Mary's Road, WS13 | £1,495/mo | 3 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Curborough Road, WS13 | £1,495/mo | 3 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Dimbles Hill, WS13 | £1,395/mo | 3 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,387/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.56% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £174,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £139,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,395/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £246/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 75 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **195** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Friary School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 31 Mar 2014 |
| Chadsmead Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Willows Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 19 Oct 2012 |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 27 Feb 2014 |
| Rocklands School | Other | 0.7 miles | Good — 3 Apr 2014 |