12 Long Leys Court is a semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–44 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 17 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 36.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £77,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
12 Long Leys Court has no planning applications on record.
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12 Long Leys Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£106,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 19 years.
£77,500
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 19 years.
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On price per m², 12 Long Leys Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,866
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 35 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
30 November 2022Most recent
£77,500
+19.2%over 19 years26 September 2003
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1SL: £66,500 (2023–2017).
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Sold Dec 2017
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Sold Nov 2017
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
Water Orton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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