18 Burn Close, Smethwick, B66 4JE
About 18 Burn Close
18 Burn Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Smethwick (B66 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 43.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £220,000 in April 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Burn Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Burn Close
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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.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2021Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4JE: £150,000 (2017–2001).
Everything we know about 18 Burn Close, 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 Burn Close homes
On price per m², 18 Burn Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £1,850
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
1.1 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shireland Collegiate Academy. 53 schools nearby.
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