18 Smiths Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1TW). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1769 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 60.4% above the 2010 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
18 Smiths Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2020
18 Smiths Way has an approved extension on the planning record.
New ground floor extension to existing dwelling
18 Smiths Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 4 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 4 years.
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On floor area, 18 Smiths Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,704
Street avg £3,052
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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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Full planning data for 18 Smiths Way, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1TW
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28 June 2010Most recent
£280,000
+12.2%over 4 years24 March 2006
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1TW: £495,000 (2025–2023).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
B46 1BP
Closest school
0.7 km
Water Orton Primary School. 20 schools nearby.