5 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
About 5 Fitzguy Close
5 Fitzguy Close is a semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B70 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
5 Fitzguy Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed single and two storey side extension.
- Agent
- BSP Design
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/59638
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Sales history & valuation
5 Fitzguy Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£220,000
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 B70 6RU: £205,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in B70 6RU
25 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
Sold Aug 2024
£305,00016 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
Sold Mar 2022
£185,0008 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
Sold Sept 2021
£217,0006 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
Sold Feb 2021
£205,00019 Fitzguy Close, West Bromwich, B70 6RU
Sold May 2013
£70,800
Versus other Fitzguy Close homes
On floor area, 5 Fitzguy Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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