3 Brailsford Drive, Smethwick, B66 3NH
About 3 Brailsford Drive
3 Brailsford Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 5th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Brailsford Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Oct 2023SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Proposed conversion of ground floor communal residents lounge into 2 No. self-contained flats.
Change of Use- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/68490
- Jul 2023ConversionAmendmentIn report
Proposed conversion of communal residents lounge into 1 No. self-contained flat.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/68456
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Brailsford Drive
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Brailsford Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£123,000
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.
Everything we know about 3 Brailsford Drive, 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 Brailsford Drive homes
3 Brailsford Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.5 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Crocketts Community Primary School. 54 schools nearby.
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