5 Long Leys Croft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.5% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 192.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £187,000 in August 2025.
5 Long Leys Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
No planning applications are recorded against 5 Long Leys Croft, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SJ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 5 Long Leys Croft, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SJ
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Latest sale on 5 Long Leys Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 29 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 29 years.
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5 Long Leys Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,877
Street avg £1,797
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 60 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.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
27 August 2025Most recent
£187,000
+22.2%over 1 year9 February 2024
£153,000
+17.7%over 8 years28 August 2015
£130,000
+25.6%over 3 years16 February 2012
£103,500
+89.9%over 13 years26 August 1998
£54,500
+2.3%over 1 year6 December 1996
£53,295
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1SJ: £142,500 (2024–2005).
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
8 Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Feb 2004
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.3 km
Water Orton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.