19 Oak Lane, West Bromwich, B70 8PW
About 19 Oak Lane
19 Oak Lane is an end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £137,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 30% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 24.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 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
19 Oak Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.0% per year over 2 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 30.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2021Most recent
£137,000
-2.1%over 12 months16 August 2020
£140,000
+75.0%over 1 year28 May 2019
£80,000
+6.7%18 April 2019
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 8PW: £125,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in B70 8PW
Versus other Oak Lane homes
EPC Rating for 19 Oak Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,651
Street avg £1,339
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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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