1 Edgbaston Road, Smethwick, B66 4LA
About 1 Edgbaston Road
1 Edgbaston Road is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Edgbaston Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 1 Edgbaston Road.
- Dec 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed single & two storey rear wing extensions.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/05/45310
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Edgbaston Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Edgbaston Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£270,000
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 4LA: £175,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in B66 4LA
Everything we know about 1 Edgbaston 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 Edgbaston Road homes
1 Edgbaston Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
1.2 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shireland Collegiate Academy. 53 schools nearby.
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