31 Linden Road, Smethwick, B66 4DZ
About 31 Linden Road
31 Linden Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold October 2022 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 114.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
31 Linden Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Linden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Linden Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Linden Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£210,000
+35.5%over 3 years21 August 2019
£154,950
+32.4%over 2 years11 November 2016
£117,000
+88.9%over 15 years3 May 2001
£61,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4DZ: £189,950 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 31 Linden Road, 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 Linden Road homes
31 Linden Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £1,421
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
1.8 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bearwood Primary School. 53 schools nearby.
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