18 St Georges Drive, Smethwick, B66 1DN
About 18 St Georges Drive
18 St Georges Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 sits 54% above the 2019 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2019 for £100,000.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
18 St Georges Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
18 St Georges Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/68129
- May 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.0m L x 3.0m H (2.7m to eaves).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PD/23/02364
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 St Georges Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.3% per year over 5 years.
£100,000
Growth on file: -2.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 April 2019Most recent
£100,000
-10.7%over 4 years21 May 2014
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1DN: £120,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in B66 1DN
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other St Georges Drive homes
On epc rating, 18 St Georges Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £1,772
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
16/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 56 schools nearby.
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