17 Oak Lane, West Bromwich, B70 8PW
About 17 Oak Lane
17 Oak Lane is an end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 27.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 91.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £136,500. 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
17 Oak Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 2 years.
£136,500
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2021Most recent
£136,500
+27.6%over 2 years4 April 2019
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 8PW: £137,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in B70 8PW
Versus other Oak Lane homes
17 Oak Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,845
Street avg £1,307
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.3 km
Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
Lodge Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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