522a, Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BX
About 522a
522a is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 49.1% below the 2022 sale of £275,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £275,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
522a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 522a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£140,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4BX: £210,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in B66 4BX
Everything we know about 522a, 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Bearwood Road homes
522a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,926
Street avg £2,303
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
2.2 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bearwood Primary School. 52 schools nearby.
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