1 Bishops Close, Smethwick, B66 2RD
About 1 Bishops Close
1 Bishops Close is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 2RD). 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 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 109 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 20 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 Rating
Planning history
1 Bishops Close 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
1 Bishops Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£216,000
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 1 sales in B66 2RD: £56,000 (2004–2004).
Nearby sales in B66 2RD
Everything we know about 1 Bishops Close, 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 Bishops Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Bishops Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
16/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cape Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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