9 Marriott House, West Cross Shopping Centre, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1JG
About 9 Marriott House
9 Marriott House is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 80 m² this is the 3rd 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.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Apr 2017HMOAmendmentIn report
Retention of use as 10 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) with associated office and additional 5 No. car parking spaces.
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/60157
- 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
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Sales history & valuation
9 Marriott House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£203,000
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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Versus other West Cross Shopping Centre homes
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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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