# 30 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR

## Property details

- Slug: `6c74dab` (address key hash: `6c74dab0eea5e92521d652954e8693c10f70bc06`)
- Postcode: WV3 8LR
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 87 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £260,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,989/m²
- Local average: £240,917 (27 sales)
- Street crime: 124 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 20/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,005/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £26,800

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2839-2580-2925-0301)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | +122.2% | £263,135 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-8cea-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2003-07-04 | £117,000 | Semi-detached | — | £296,165 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/1ddc5654-0951-46a1-b8e9-0332e2e8df19) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £260,000 | 13/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 30 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £117,000 | 04/07/2003 | 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: [166399814](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d8640cd)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £260,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-30 | £270,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £117,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 60 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £240,000 | 19/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 23 PIPER ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DY | £255,000 | 21/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 69 BHYLLS LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DZ | £220,000 | 22/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 52 BHYLLS CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DX | £180,000 | 09/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £265,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 180 WESTACRE CRESCENT, FINCHFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 9AZ | £218,000 | 21/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 49 BHYLLS LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DJ | £300,000 | 22/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 115 CASTLECROFT ROAD, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8BY | £317,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 125 CASTLECROFT ROAD, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8BY | £340,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 BHYLLS CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DX | £100,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 44 BHYLLS CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DX | £282,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1C GLENDALE CLOSE, FINCHFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8EN | £207,500 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £253,000 | 11/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 62 THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8LR | £255,000 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 26 NORTHFIELD GROVE, MERRY HILL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DW | £255,100 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 ORCHARD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DS | £183,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 ORCHARD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DS | £228,000 | 21/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 WESTFIELD GROVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8EX | £330,000 | 18/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 20 SOUTHFIELD GROVE, MERRY HILL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DP | £217,000 | 03/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 BHYLLS LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV3 8DR | £250,000 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £244,780 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.2%
- **10y growth:** 29.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wolverhampton; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 32.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 76.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £841/mo
- **Realistic:** £934/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,027/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Detached House, Hensel Drive, WV3 | £1,200/mo | 3 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Warstones Gardens, WV4 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Skidmore Avenue, WV3 | £1,100/mo | 3 | 1.23 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,083/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.42% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-59/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.9%

*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:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[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 | 44 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **124** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 14 Dec 2015 |
| Castlecroft Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 26 Nov 2013 |
| Smestow Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Inadequate — 27 Nov 2022 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2015 |
| Westacre Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 18 Dec 2023 |