33 Linden Road, Smethwick, B66 4DZ
About 33 Linden Road
33 Linden Road is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 92.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £162,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
33 Linden Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 33 Linden Road in 2022.
- Jan 2025Change Of UseAmendmentIn report
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for 1 No. young person aged between 16 and 24 years old with up to 3 non-resident staff at any one time.
- Agent
- Indigo Architects
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/69958
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Retention of single storey rear/side extension (previously refused application DC/22/67120).
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/67989
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 33 Linden Road
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- 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.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£162,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4DZ: £205,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 33 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
On floor area, 33 Linden Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,282
Street avg £1,427
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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