Terraced

14 MARHOLM CLOSE

WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QY

£102,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	The Droveway / Leybourne Crescent	0.2 miles
Shop	Morrisons Daily	0.3 miles
Train station	Bilbrook	1.5 miles
Hospital	krishna pemmaraju	2.1 miles
University	University of Wolverhampton	2.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

38 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£102,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,684/m²

Local average

£156,749 (4 sales)

Street crime

129 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 11/03/2020

Expiry date: 10/03/2030

Current heating cost: £853/year

Potential heating cost: £288/year

EPC E or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (350)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
High heat retention storage heaters and dual immersion cylinder (1,200)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (6,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	12/03/2026	£102,000	Terraced	—	£103,135 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
listed	01/05/2026	£750
sold	01/01/2026	£102,000
sold	01/01/1997	£25,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
4 DEER WALK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TW	£160,000	01/12/2023	Terraced
6 EXBURY CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QE	£190,000	06/10/2023	Terraced
21 HAYWAIN CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QQ	£148,500	18/08/2023	Terraced
51 HALESWORTH ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5PH	£190,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
86 LEYBOURNE CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QG	£192,500	25/01/2023	Terraced
34 TYNING CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QH	£178,000	18/10/2022	Terraced
3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR	£195,000	14/10/2022	Terraced
26 REAPERS WALK, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TS	£168,000	20/09/2022	Terraced
51 HALESWORTH ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5PH	£164,000	10/08/2022	Terraced
9 MARHOLM CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QY	£115,000	20/07/2022	Terraced
43 CORNFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TN	£100,500	27/05/2022	Terraced
78 LEYBOURNE CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QG	£175,000	27/05/2022	Terraced
5 GLENFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TG	£135,000	22/04/2022	Terraced
51 WEYHILL CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5RA	£113,000	09/02/2022	Terraced
10 TORFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TD	£140,000	01/12/2021	Terraced
39 CORNFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TN	£120,000	02/11/2021	Terraced
3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR	£121,000	13/10/2021	Terraced
4 SHEPHERDS WALK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TP	£140,000	08/10/2021	Terraced
3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR	£85,000	11/08/2021	Terraced

Area average: £148,974 (19 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -16.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wolverhampton. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.9%

5y (index) 31.5%

10y (index) 75.2%

Company ownership

Registered legal owner is a company.

Company-owned (UK company)

Company: BUTTERFLY EMBROIDERY LIMITED (04875471)

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wolverhampton. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £841/mo

Realistic £934/mo

Optimistic £1,027/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wolverhampton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Black Country: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Elmdon Close, WV10	£1,250/mo	3	0.52 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 6.3% gross yield avg £143,375 sale, £750/mo rent

Rent ratio 1.23%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 14.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.8×

Monthly cashflow £698/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 28.3%

This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	57
Shoplifting	39
Anti-social behaviour	7
Public order	5
Vehicle crime	5
Burglary	4
Other theft	4
Criminal damage and arson	2
Possession of weapons	2
Robbery	2
Other crime	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	129

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Dovecotes Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 27 Jul 2023
St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 10 Nov 2022
Aldersley High School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 20 Nov 2014
Ormiston NEW Academy	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 3 Apr 2022
Rakegate Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 17 Apr 2018

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
22/02/2026	19/02/2026	6	1

# 14 MARHOLM CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QY

## Property details

- Slug: `e5a9265` (address key hash: `e5a926508ded014d63b4faeb9748abab3a50b560`)
- Postcode: WV9 5QY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 38 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £102,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,684/m²
- Local average: £156,749 (4 sales)
- Street crime: 129 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £102,000
- Date: 2026-03-12
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 10/03/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £853/year

### Recommendations
- A (350)
- W2 (6,000)
- L2 (1,200)
- N (6,000)
- O (6,500)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0026-2889-7373-2490-7441)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-12 | £102,000 | Terraced | — | £103,135 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-da01-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 MARHOLM CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QY | £102,000 | 12/03/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87982530](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4aaf90e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-05-01 | £750 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £102,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £25,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 DEER WALK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TW | £160,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 6 EXBURY CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QE | £190,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 21 HAYWAIN CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QQ | £148,500 | 18/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 51 HALESWORTH ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5PH | £190,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 86 LEYBOURNE CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QG | £192,500 | 25/01/2023 | Terraced |
| 34 TYNING CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QH | £178,000 | 18/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR | £195,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 REAPERS WALK, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TS | £168,000 | 20/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 51 HALESWORTH ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5PH | £164,000 | 10/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 MARHOLM CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QY | £115,000 | 20/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 43 CORNFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TN | £100,500 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 78 LEYBOURNE CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5QG | £175,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 GLENFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TG | £135,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 51 WEYHILL CLOSE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV9 5RA | £113,000 | 09/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 10 TORFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TD | £140,000 | 01/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 39 CORNFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TN | £120,000 | 02/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR | £121,000 | 13/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 4 SHEPHERDS WALK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1TP | £140,000 | 08/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 3 DUFFIELD CLOSE, PENDEFORD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV8 1XR | £85,000 | 11/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £148,974 (19 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -16.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wolverhampton; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 31.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 75.2%

## 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 in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Elmdon Close, WV10 | £1,250/mo | 3 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.23% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*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

- **This street:** 6.3% gross yield (avg £143,375 sale, £750/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 14.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £698/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 28.3%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **129** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Dovecotes Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Jul 2023 |
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 10 Nov 2022 |
| Aldersley High School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2014 |
| Ormiston NEW Academy | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 3 Apr 2022 |
| Rakegate Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 17 Apr 2018 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #17177546
- **Address:** 14 Marholm Close, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV9 5QY
- **Certificate Issued:** 22/02/2026
- **Work Completed:** 19/02/2026
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)