1 Lakefield Close, Birmingham, B28 8QZ
About 1 Lakefield Close
1 Lakefield Close is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B28 8QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 45 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
1 Lakefield Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Lakefield Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Lakefield Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B28 8QZ: £96,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Lakefield Close homes
EPC Rating for 1 Lakefield Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Hall Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lakey Lane Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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