9 Doulton Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RA
About 9 Doulton Drive
9 Doulton Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 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. At 126 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 64 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 176.7% above the 2000 sale of £93,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
9 Doulton Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Doulton Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
9 Doulton Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£93,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 2000Most recent
£93,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1RA: £186,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B66 1RA
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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 Doulton Drive homes
9 Doulton Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£746
Street avg £1,594
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 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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