285 St Pauls Road, Smethwick, B66 1HE
About 285 St Pauls Road
285 St Pauls Road is a detached house in Smethwick (B66 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extensions, and garage conversion.
- Agent
- Misbah Sadaf
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/66035
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Sales history & valuation
285 St Pauls Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£333,000
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 5 sales in B66 1HE: £160,950 (2019–2001).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other St Pauls Road homes
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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