13 Long Leys Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 42 m² this is the 16th 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.
Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 28.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 58.8% above the 2005 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (34 m² median across 16 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2019
13 Long Leys Court has no planning applications on record.
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13 Long Leys Court's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£108,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.8% per year over 3 years.
£68,000
Growth on file: 28.8% per year over 3 years.
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13 Long Leys Court outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,618
Street avg £1,939
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 34 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
28 January 2005Most recent
£68,000
+88.9%over 2 years25 July 2002
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1SL: £67,000 (2023–2017).
2 Long Leys Court Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Jul 2023
12 Long Leys Court Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Nov 2022
15 Long Leys Court Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Sept 2022
3 Long Leys Court Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Apr 2019
8 Long Leys Court Long Leys Croft Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Dec 2017
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.3 km
Water Orton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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