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4 Hefford Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RR

Solar panels3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Hefford Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Hefford Drive is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1RR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 17.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Solar panelsYes
  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Hefford Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Retention of single storey rear extension and shed to rear garden (Resubmission of DC/14/57799).

    Retrospective
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/15/57909
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Retention of single storey rear extension.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/14/57799
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£190,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 2022Most recent

    £190,000

    +49.6%over 19 years
  2. 20 December 2002

    £127,000

    +51.3%over 1 year
  3. 23 August 2001

    £83,950

Median price across the last 4 sales in B66 1RR: £101,500 (2008–2001).

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On the street

Versus other Hefford Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Hefford Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

71 (C)

Street avg 72 (C)

Below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Smethwick district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

16/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Galton Valley Primary School. 56 schools nearby.

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