17 Gibson Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RW
About 17 Gibson Drive
17 Gibson Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1RW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 39.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 13 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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
17 Gibson Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Gibson Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Gibson Drive saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 6 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2007Most recent
£115,000
+3.6%over 1 year29 June 2005
£111,000
+4.2%19 May 2005
£106,500
+52.3%over 3 years21 June 2001
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1RW: £220,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in B66 1RW
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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 Gibson Drive homes
17 Gibson Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,983
Street avg £1,772
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.3 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 55 schools nearby.
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