17 Amity Close, Smethwick, B66 3AB
About 17 Amity Close
17 Amity Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 87.9% above the 2008 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 29.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
17 Amity Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Alps Architectural Services
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/58563
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£107,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 February 2008Most recent
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 3AB: £131,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 17 Amity 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Amity Close homes
Price per m² for 17 Amity Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,446
Street avg £2,144
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.6 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Victoria Park Primary. 56 schools nearby.
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