55 Waterloo Road, Smethwick, B66 4JS
About 55 Waterloo Road
55 Waterloo Road is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4JS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
55 Waterloo Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
55 Waterloo Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 55 Waterloo Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
55 Waterloo Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£188,000
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 4JS: £165,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in B66 4JS
Everything we know about 55 Waterloo 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 Waterloo Road homes
55 Waterloo Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.3 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Shireland Technology Primary. 53 schools nearby.
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