Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–54 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 54 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 56.3% above the 2010 sale of £80,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 May 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Flat 3 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 3 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 14 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 14 years.
13 October 2010Most recent
£80,000
-17.9%over 6 years23 September 2004
£97,500
+182.6%over 8 years29 May 1996
£34,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8XY: £67,000 (2024–2023).
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Sold Aug 2024
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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
Floor Area for Flat 3 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,790
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 37 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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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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