Flat 1, 59 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 6PY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 53.3% below the 2022 sale of £345,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 334.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2022. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2022 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2022SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Retention of use as 5 flats: 59 Birmingham Road - 1 no. ground floor 1 Bedroom flat & 1 no. 2 Bedroom first floor flat. 61 Birmingham Road - 1 no. ground floor 1 Bedroom flat & 1 no. 2 bedroom first floor flat & 1 no. second floor 1 bedroom flat (Lawful Development Certificate).
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/67651
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Flat 1
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2022Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 6PY: £312,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in B70 6PY
67 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
Sold Feb 2024
£265,00075 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
Sold Jan 2021
£363,80077 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
Sold Dec 2020
£312,50065 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
Sold Oct 2020
£210,000Flat 1, 49 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY
Sold Jan 2020
£455,000
Versus other Birmingham Road homes
Flat 1 is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,859
Street avg £7,165
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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