8 Marriott House, West Cross Shopping Centre, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1JG
About 8 Marriott House
8 Marriott House is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft). At 84 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Risks
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Energy performance
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Planning history
- Jan 2012Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of vacant offices at first and second floors to residential apartments.
- Agent
- Made Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/11/53921
- Oct 2006AmendmentIn report
Proposed change of use to A5 (hot food take away).
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/06/46672
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Sales history & valuation
8 Marriott House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£227,000
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.
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Cross Shopping Centre homes
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.7 km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
George Betts Primary Academy. 45 schools nearby.
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