18 Barrett Street, Smethwick, B66 4SE
About 18 Barrett Street
18 Barrett Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 82.2% above the 2007 sale of £135,029. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 38.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
18 Barrett Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Barrett Street 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
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,029
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2007Most recent
£135,029
Median price across the last 5 sales in B66 4SE: £185,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B66 4SE
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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 Barrett Street homes
18 Barrett Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,135
Street avg £1,988
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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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