12 Laundry Road, Smethwick, B66 4PR
About 12 Laundry Road
12 Laundry Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 27% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 121% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £131,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
12 Laundry 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
Latest sale on 12 Laundry Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.
£131,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£131,500
+398.1%over 20 years21 October 2001
£26,400
-13.4%over 4 years19 March 1997
£30,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4PR: £120,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in B66 4PR
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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 Laundry Road homes
On habitable rooms, 12 Laundry Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,934
Street avg £1,242
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
1.9 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shireland Hall Primary Academy. 55 schools nearby.
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