281 St Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1HE
About 281 St Pauls Road
281 St Pauls Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 135 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 62.6% above the 2017 sale of £195,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
281 St Pauls Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
281 St Pauls Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/06/46725
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Sales history & valuation
281 St Pauls Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2017Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1HE: £160,950 (2019–1999).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other St Pauls Road homes
EPC Rating for 281 St Pauls Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,444
Street avg £1,632
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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 Galton Bridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Holly Lodge High School College of Science. 48 schools nearby.
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