156 Penncricket Lane, B65 0RF

Detached house58 m²EPC EBand CFreehold

156 Penncricket Lane is a freehold detached house on Penncricket Lane in B65. It last sold for £175,000 in 2020, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records.

EPC ECouncil tax CGigabit broadband 95%

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached bungalow
Detached
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.9 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.

Indicatively £216,000£282,000 today, projected from its 2020 sale.

Indicative value
£216,000£282,000
Carrying the 2020 sale forward with B65's market movement (×1.42). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2020)
£175,000
District median movement since: ×1.42.
Sold 2020 · £175k£282k£216k2026

From the 2020 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B65 £/m² (recent sales)£2,310this home £3,017 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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The precise, comparables-based valuation

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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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 156 Penncricket Lane, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2020.

£50k£100k£150k£200k200820122016202020242026£227kSold 2020: £175,000£175k
£50k£100k£150k£200k201520212026£227kSold 2020: £175,000£175k
B65 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B65's yearly median.

14 Feb 2020Most recent
£175,000
Detached house · Freehold
Energy certificate 13 Oct 2019
Rated EPC D · 58 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 12 Dec 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
31 Mar 2017NON-STANDARD
£99,500
Detached house · Freehold
Energy certificate 12 Dec 2015
Rated EPC E · 64 m² recorded
Built 1930-1949
Property built
Interwar (1919–1944)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls begin to appear, but many of this era are unfilled — worth checking whether they’ve been insulated.
  • Foundations are deeper than Victorian but still shallow by modern standards; clay-heave subsidence is the classic risk.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

How it compares on Penncricket Lane

Against the 43 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Penncricket Lane by 25%
Last sold price
19 recent sales
£250kThis home £175,000
Street median £180,000 · higher than 47% of the street
Floor area
19 homes
80 m²90 m²100 m²This home 58 m²
Street median 77 m² · higher than 0% of the street
£ per m²
14 recent sales
£2kThis home £3,017
Street median £2,281 · higher than 93% of the street

Penncricket Lane sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 156 Penncricket Lane's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (40/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,304 a year. Certificate valid until October 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 87
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 40
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,304/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
13 Oct 2019
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingED40Improved
13 Oct 2019EPC improved from E to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1930-1949 — 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 C (≈£1,995/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 95% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£1,995/yr · Sandwell
Gigabit broadband
95%
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 027D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 2/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 30% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

2/10Among the more deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income2/10
Employment2/10
Education & skills3/10
Health3/10
Crime2/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment2/10

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 156 Penncricket Lane sits in its local market.

B65 median
£182,000
last 8 years
B65 £/m²
£2,310
last 8 years

156 Penncricket Lane: quick answers

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

When did 156 Penncricket Lane last sell, and for how much?

156 Penncricket Lane last sold for £175,000 on 14 Feb 2020, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 156 Penncricket Lane been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 156 Penncricket Lane. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 156 Penncricket Lane?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 58 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 156 Penncricket Lane?

156 Penncricket Lane is in council tax band C, costing about £1,995 a year (Sandwell).

How energy efficient is 156 Penncricket Lane?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 40). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 156 Penncricket Lane worth today?

Carrying its 2020 sale price forward with B65's market movement suggests roughly £216,000–£282,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 156 Penncricket Lane?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B65 0RF

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Penncricket Lane.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (9)
Last sold
2020
Price
£120,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2000
Price
£34,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£123,000
Sales
1
Floor area
67 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£69,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2000
Price
£46,000
Sales
1
Floor area
77 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£187,000
Sales
2
Floor area
102 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Floor area
82 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£190,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2001
Price
£67,000
Sales
1

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.