12 Barrett Street, Smethwick, B66 4SE
About 12 Barrett Street
12 Barrett Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 38.8% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Barrett Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension with new boundary walls to side/rear with sliding metal gates.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/65065
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Barrett Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 11 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2017Most recent
£255,000
+8.5%over 10 years29 April 2007
£234,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4SE: £185,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B66 4SE
Everything we know about 12 Barrett Street, 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 Barrett Street homes
Floor Area for 12 Barrett Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,861
Street avg £1,963
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
1.6 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shireland Hall Primary Academy. 57 schools nearby.
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