50 Grenville Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TQ
About 50 Grenville Drive
50 Grenville Drive is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 39.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £157,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
50 Grenville Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 50 Grenville Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£157,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2021Most recent
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 1TQ: £105,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in B66 1TQ
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Grenville Drive homes
50 Grenville Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,445
Street avg £999
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.5 km
Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holly Lodge High School College of Science. 44 schools nearby.
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