8 Edgbaston Road, Smethwick, B66 4LA
About 8 Edgbaston Road
8 Edgbaston Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4LA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 288.2% above the 2002 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 31% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Edgbaston Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Edgbaston Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Edgbaston Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2002Most recent
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4LA: £175,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in B66 4LA
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Edgbaston Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£500
Street avg £1,080
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
1.2 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shireland Collegiate Academy. 53 schools nearby.
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