5 Soap Works Drive, Smethwick, B66 2EB
About 5 Soap Works Drive
5 Soap Works Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 2EB). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Other recorded features include a basement.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 41.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £194,950 in February 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Soap Works Drive 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
5 Soap Works Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£194,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 February 2019Most recent
£194,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 2EB: £212,950 (2019–2018).
Nearby sales in B66 2EB
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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 Soap Works Drive homes
5 Soap Works Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,789
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.9 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Matthew's CofE Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
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