2 Draycott Road, Smethwick, B66 1QP
About 2 Draycott Road
2 Draycott Road is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 755% above the 1999 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£21/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 30 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Draycott Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Draycott Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 1999Most recent
£20,000
22 October 1998
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1QP: £117,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in B66 1QP
Everything we know about 2 Draycott Road, 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
Versus other Draycott Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Draycott Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£222
Street avg £793
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Smethwick Galton Bridge High Level Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holly Lodge High School College of Science. 50 schools nearby.
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