17 Sefton Drive, B65 8QE

Detached house186 m²EPC CFreehold

17 Sefton Drive, in B65, is a freehold detached house on Sefton Drive. It last sold for £305,000 in 2013 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 161% on its first recorded sale of £116,995 in 1996.

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
186 m²
2,002 sq ft
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.3 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 £484,000£746,000 today, projected from its 2013 sale.

Indicative value
£484,000£746,000
Carrying the 2013 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.6%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2013)
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2013 · £305k£746k£484k2026

From the 2013 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B65 £/m² (recent sales)£2,310this home £1,640 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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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 17 Sefton Drive, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1996, up 161% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k199620022008201420202026£227k+161%Sold 2013: £305,000£305kSold 1996: £116,995£117k
£100k£200k£300k199620112026£227k+161%Sold 2013: £305,000£305kSold 1996: £116,995£117k
B65 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

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

8 Nov 2013Most recent
£305,000+161%
Detached house · Freehold · +5.6%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 31 May 2013
Rated EPC C · 186 m² recorded
31 May 1996
£116,995
Detached house · Freehold · New build
Built 1996-2002
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

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

How it compares on Sefton Drive

Against the 17 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Sefton Drive by 43%
Floor area
5 homes
100 m²125 m²This home 186 m²
Street median 130 m² · higher than 100% of the street

Sefton Drive 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 17 Sefton Drive's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (72/100)
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,082 a year. The certificate expired in 2023 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2023 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
This home · 72
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.3 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,082/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
31 May 2013
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1996-2002 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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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
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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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.

gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Gigabit broadband
0%
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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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures 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 025B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 13% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access and living environment score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills5/10
Health6/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access8/10
Living environment7/10

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 17 Sefton Drive sits in its local market.

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

17 Sefton Drive: quick answers

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

When did 17 Sefton Drive last sell, and for how much?

17 Sefton Drive last sold for £305,000 on 8 Nov 2013, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 17 Sefton Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 17 Sefton Drive between 1996 and 2013. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 17 Sefton Drive?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 186 m² of floor area.

How energy efficient is 17 Sefton Drive?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 72).

What is 17 Sefton Drive worth today?

Carrying its 2013 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.6% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £484,000–£746,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 17 Sefton Drive?

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

Other homes at B65 8QE

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Sefton Drive.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (16)
Last sold
1997
Price
£82,995
Sales
1
Last sold
1996
Price
£96,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£293,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2012
Price
£242,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2014
Price
£250,000
Sales
2
Floor area
134 m²
Last sold
2003
Price
£150,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1996
Price
£97,500
Sales
1
Last sold
1996
Price
£110,500
Sales
1
Floor area
130 m²
Last sold
2011
Price
£220,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2013
Price
£240,000
Sales
1
Floor area
134 m²
Last sold
1997
Price
£103,500
Sales
1
Last sold
1996
Price
£89,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£250,000
Sales
3
Last sold
1996
Price
£91,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2025
Price
£414,000
Sales
2
Floor area
90 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£398,000
Sales
4
Floor area
127 m²

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.