78, ORTON LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 4XB - £365,000

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78 ORTON LANE is a very large extended detached house of 235m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £1,675,385. It was last sold for £365,000 in December 1997, which was around 271% above the average December 1997 detached price in the South Staffordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2025, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

78 ORTON LANE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 78 ORTON LANE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the South Staffordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1997 12 DEC	£365,000	£98,345	271% above HPI

What might 78 ORTON LANE be worth now?

78 ORTON LANE might now be worth an estimated £1,675,385.

This is based on house price inflation of 359%, between December 1997 and May 2026, for detached houses, in the South Staffordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 359% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 78 ORTON LANE of £365,000 on 12th December 1997. For the value to have increased from £365,000 to £1,675,385 over the 29 years and seven months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 78 ORTON LANE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the South Staffordshire local authority area.
• The December 1997 sale price of £365,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 78 ORTON LANE has not materially changed since December 1997.

How Large is 78 ORTON LANE?

78 ORTON LANE is 235m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2025. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses in Wombourne, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Wombourne, and where 78 ORTON LANE lies on this distribution: 98% of detached houses are smaller than 78 ORTON LANE, and 2% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wombourne.

78 ORTON LANE: Plot

78 ORTON LANE sits on a plot of roughly 1.5 acres, or 6,244m².

Where is 78 ORTON LANE?

78 ORTON LANE is located in WOLVERHAMPTON, in the WV4 postcode district.