1 Orton Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 12th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 43.3% above the 2017 sale price. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Orton Close, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1SX. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 19 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 19 years.
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Price per m²
£1,957
Street avg £2,268
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Water Orton Railway Station — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
1 March 2017Most recent
£90,000
+5.9%over 11 years18 March 2005
£85,000
+100.0%over 7 years5 December 1997
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1SX: £100,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.4 km
Water Orton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.