19 Melbourne Road, Smethwick, B66 2HA
About 19 Melbourne Road
19 Melbourne Road is a semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 Melbourne Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 19 Melbourne Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19 Melbourne Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 2HA: £65,000 (2015–1996).
Nearby sales in B66 2HA
Everything we know about 19 Melbourne 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 Melbourne Road homes
On habitable rooms, 19 Melbourne Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
The Hawthorns Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Galton Valley Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
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