12 Doulton Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RA
About 12 Doulton Drive
12 Doulton Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 193.2% above the 2000 sale of £95,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2015. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 64 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed garage conversion to playroom.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/57981
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Sales history & valuation
12 Doulton Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2000Most recent
£95,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1RA: £186,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B66 1RA
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Doulton Drive homes
12 Doulton Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£838
Street avg £1,592
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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