19 Amity Close, Smethwick, B66 3AB
About 19 Amity Close
19 Amity Close is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 80% above the 2006 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 26.3% 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
19 Amity Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/06/47208
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
19 Amity Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.3% per year over 6 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 12.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
23 February 2006Most recent
£105,000
21 July 2005
£105,000
+98.1%over 5 years30 March 2000
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 3AB: £131,000 (2023–2019).
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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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Amity Close homes
19 Amity Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,458
Street avg £2,142
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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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