Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 25 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–31 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 427.3% above the 1999 sale of £22,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm. At 25 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (30 m² median across 56 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 July 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Flat 2's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£22,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
26 August 1999Most recent
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8XY: £67,000 (2024–2023).
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Sold Sept 2024
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Sold Aug 2024
Flat 12, 78 Rednal Mill Drive, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8XY
Sold Jan 2024
56 Rednal Mill Drive, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8XY
Sold Nov 2023
Flat 4, 80 Rednal Mill Drive, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8XY
Sold Nov 2023
Years Held for Flat 2 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£880
Street avg £1,802
Floor Area
25 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
217/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Longbridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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