8 Baldwin Street, Smethwick, B66 3RP
About 8 Baldwin Street
8 Baldwin Street is a semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 3RP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
8 Baldwin Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
8 Baldwin Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Baldwin Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£117,000
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 3RP: £227,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in B66 3RP
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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 Baldwin Street homes
On epc rating, 8 Baldwin Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.7 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Philip's Catholic Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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