21 Draycott Road, Smethwick, B66 1QP
About 21 Draycott Road
21 Draycott Road is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, 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
21 Draycott Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
21 Draycott Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 3m L x 3.9m H (2.6m to eaves)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PD/14/00228
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21 Draycott Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£145,000
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 1QP: £117,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in B66 1QP
Everything we know about 21 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
21 Draycott Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 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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