15 Smiths Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 54.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 137 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 21 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £495,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension with a maximum height of 3.5 metres, a maximum eaves height of 3.0 metres and extending 5.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling
Price for 15 Smiths Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 28 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 28 years.
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15 Smiths Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,613
Street avg £2,946
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
Plank Lane — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 15 Smiths Way, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1TW
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28 March 2024Most recent
£495,000
+251.1%over 23 years30 June 2000
£141,000
-53.0%over 10 months6 September 1999
£300,000
+209.3%over 3 years17 November 1995
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1TW: £457,500 (2025–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
B46 1BP
Closest school
0.7 km
Water Orton Primary School. 20 schools nearby.