Walter Burden House, Flat 5, Laundry Road, Smethwick, B66 4PR
About Walter Burden House
Walter Burden House is an end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Walter Burden House, where floor areas span 53–58 m². The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 71).
At 54 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 37 EPCs).
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Walter Burden House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Walter Burden House
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Walter Burden House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£120,000
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 4PR: £120,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in B66 4PR
Everything we know about Walter Burden House, 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 Laundry Road homes
Walter Burden House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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
1.9 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shireland Hall Primary Academy. 55 schools nearby.
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