12 Portobello Road, B70 0QL

Semi-detached house81 m²EPC CBand BFreehold

12 Portobello Road is a freehold semi-detached house on Portobello Road in B70. It last sold for £53,000 in 1997, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 29 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC CCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
End-terrace house
End-terrace
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.7 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

B70 £/m² (recent sales)£2,255this home £654 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Sandwell, the official average home value is £212,547+5% in a year, +33% over five.

Detached£342,577
Semi-detached£234,387
Terraced£197,188
Flat / maisonette£115,283

Covers the whole Sandwell area, not this postcode.

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A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 12 Portobello Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1997.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k199720032009201520212026£252kSold 1997: £53,000£53k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k199720122026£252kSold 1997: £53,000£53k
B70 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B70's yearly median.

Energy certificate 1 Dec 2016
Rated EPC C · 81 m² recorded
4 Jul 1997Most recent
£53,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1976-1982
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 12 Portobello Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (72/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £649 a year. Certificate valid until December 2026. Improvements made since 2016 won't show.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 86
C69–80
This home · 72
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.7 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£649/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
1 Dec 2016
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1976-1982 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band B (≈£1,745/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,745/yr · Sandwell
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Sandwell 013F neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 4/10more deprived than most of England; household income about 27% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

4/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker education & skills.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment4/10
Education & skills2/10
Health4/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment6/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 12 Portobello Road sits in its local market.

B70 median
£173,000
last 8 years
B70 £/m²
£2,255
last 8 years

12 Portobello Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 12 Portobello Road last sell, and for how much?

12 Portobello Road last sold for £53,000 on 4 Jul 1997, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 12 Portobello Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 12 Portobello Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 12 Portobello Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 81 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 12 Portobello Road?

12 Portobello Road is in council tax band B, costing about £1,745 a year (Sandwell).

How energy efficient is 12 Portobello Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 72). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 12 Portobello Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B70 0QL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Portobello Road.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.