Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 24 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–28 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.
Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 101.9% above the 2016 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016. At 24 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (30 m² median across 56 EPCs).
Flat 5's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 October 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Flat 5 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 5's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 13 years.
£52,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 13 years.
24 March 2016Most recent
£52,000
+67.7%over 13 years3 October 2002
£31,000
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
Flat 5 outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,167
Street avg £1,775
Floor Area
24 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 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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