25 Kimberley Road, Smethwick, B66 2BX
About 25 Kimberley Road
25 Kimberley Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 41.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Kimberley Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 25 Kimberley Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 24 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2021Most recent
£115,000
+35.3%over 16 years22 September 2005
£85,000
+286.4%over 7 years25 September 1997
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 2BX: £155,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B66 2BX
Everything we know about 25 Kimberley Road, in one report
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 Kimberley Road homes
25 Kimberley Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,769
Street avg £1,388
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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 Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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