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The Shales, WV5

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£132,500
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
6
Distinct homes
4
Price range
£110,000£174,000
Sales recorded
2005 → 2016
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on The Shales are mostly semi-detached houses. The median sale price is £132,500, about 53% below the typical WV5 sale. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across WV5 prices have been rising over the last few years. With 6 sales across 4 homes since 2005, homes here come to market only rarely.

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The Shales prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 6 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWV5 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252005: £133,000 median · 1 sale2007: £165,000 median · 1 sale2012: £132,000 median · 1 sale2014: £110,000 median · 1 sale2015: £118,000 median · 1 sale2016: £174,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the WV5 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Shales compares

The Shales against the WV5 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Sytch Lane£395k · 32
Bratch Lane£352k · 25
Wootton Drive£347k · 26
Giggetty Lane£292k · 24
Planks Lane£270k · 37
Wombourne Park£265k · 30
Common Road£240k · 55
Millfields Way£205k · 24
Wombrook Court£172k · 26
The Shales£133k · 6*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£132,500
median · all recorded sales
WV5 district
£280,000
median · last 8 years · street -53%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Shales's £132,500 median sits about 53% below WV5's £280,000.

Street and WV5 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Shales.

Semi-detached
£132,000
5 sales
Detached
£174,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Shales

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
25 Feb 20163 · WV5 8JBDetached£174,000
10 Dec 20151 · WV5 8JBSemi-detached£118,000
30 Apr 20141 · WV5 8JBSemi-detached£110,000
13 Jan 20122 · WV5 8JBSemi-detached£132,000
6 Aug 20074 · WV5 8JBSemi-detached£165,000
9 Sept 20052 · WV5 8JBSemi-detached£133,000
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More streets in WV5

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider WV5 area guide.

Common RoadWombourne ParkPlanks LaneWombrook CourtMillfields WayBumblehole MeadowsSytch LaneBratch LanePenleigh GardensGiggetty LaneStation RoadRookery Road
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.