68 High Street, Smethwick, B66 1DS
About 68 High Street
68 High Street is a detached house in Smethwick (B66 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
68 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Apr 2006Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use from ground floor into retail shop, alteration to frontage, and first floor into residential use with multiple occupation.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/06/45928
- Dec 2003ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed change of use of first floor into nursery, with two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/03/41641
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Sales history & valuation
68 High Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in B66 1DS: £302,500 (2022–2022).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.3 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 57 schools nearby.
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