3 Long Leys Croft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since June 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £159,000 sits 218% above the 1997 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 48.4% below the postcode norm.
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3 Long Leys Croft's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Years Held for 3 Long Leys Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£862
Street avg £2,200
Floor Area
58 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
0.2 km
Hargrave Close — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
27 June 1997Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1SJ: £153,000 (2025–2019).
5 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Aug 2025
7 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold May 2024
6 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Sept 2021
1 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Sept 2019
4 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold May 2005
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.3 km
Water Orton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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