Unit 21, West Cross Shopping Centre, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, B66 1JG
About Unit 21
Unit 21 is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1JG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2014. Past consents include HMO conversion, 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
Unit 21 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2014HMOAmendmentIn report
Change of use from offices to five bed house of multiple occupation.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/57434
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Unit 21
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Unit 21 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£271,000
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.
Everything we know about Unit 21, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- 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
0.7 km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
George Betts Primary Academy. 45 schools nearby.
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