77 Waterloo Road, Smethwick, B66 4JS
About 77 Waterloo Road
77 Waterloo Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4JS). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 60.6% above the 2016 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 226.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
77 Waterloo 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
77 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 77 Waterloo Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
77 Waterloo Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 19 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2016Most recent
£165,000
+450.0%over 18 years23 January 1998
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4JS: £110,000 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in B66 4JS
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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
77 Waterloo Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,138
Street avg £466
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
1.3 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Shireland Technology Primary. 53 schools nearby.
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