Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 23 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (23–27 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 93% above the 2008 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 75.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (30 m² median across 56 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 January 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Flat 4 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 4 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 7 years.
£57,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 7 years.
10 July 2008Most recent
£57,000
-5.8%over 3 years13 April 2005
£60,500
+116.5%over 3 years27 September 2001
£27,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8XY: £67,000 (2024–2023).
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Sold Nov 2023
Flat 4 is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,478
Street avg £1,769
Floor Area
23 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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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