16 Edgbaston Road, Smethwick, B66 4LA
About 16 Edgbaston Road
16 Edgbaston Road is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 158 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. 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
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Edgbaston 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Edgbaston Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- TDF Design Associates
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/63245
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Edgbaston Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Edgbaston Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£242,000
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 16 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
On epc rating, 16 Edgbaston Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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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