2 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
About 2 Richard Street South
2 Richard Street South is an end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8AN). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 266.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Richard Street South has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Richard Street South was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2022Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 8AN: £137,500 (2020–2004).
Nearby sales in B70 8AN
12 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
Sold Jan 2020
£150,0004 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
Sold Jan 2018
£140,0008 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
Sold Dec 2016
£137,5001 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
Sold Apr 2006
£42,6906 Richard Street South, West Bromwich, B70 8AN
Sold Aug 2002
£64,950
Versus other Richard Street South homes
2 Richard Street South outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £1,185
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 km
Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lodge Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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