2 Ludgate Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1RP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 62 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 10 units on file. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £155,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2024
2 Ludgate Close has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 2 Ludgate Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 9 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 9 years.
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What we flagged
2 Ludgate Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,909
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Water Orton Railway Station — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
2 October 2023Most recent
£155,000
+30.3%over 8 years5 November 2014
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1RP: £123,000 (2022–2016).
1 Ludgate Close Birmingham Road Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Oct 2022
6 Ludgate Close Birmingham Road Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Nov 2021
11 Ludgate Close Birmingham Road Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Jan 2020
12 Ludgate Close Birmingham Road Water Orton Birmingham
Sold May 2018
5 Ludgate Close Birmingham Road Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Oct 2016
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.5 km
Water Orton Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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