20 Merevale Close, B98 0HZ

Semi-detached house71 m²EPC CBand BFreehold

20 Merevale Close, in B98, is a freehold semi-detached house on Merevale Close. It last sold for £117,000 in 2004 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 54% on its first recorded sale of £76,000 in 2002.

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
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.8 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.

B98 £/m² (recent sales)£2,575this home £1,648 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Redditch, the official average home value is £247,308+2% in a year, +17% over five.

Detached£403,263
Semi-detached£256,561
Terraced£205,020
Flat / maisonette£115,577

Covers the whole Redditch area, not this postcode.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 20 Merevale Close, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2002, up 54% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200220072012201720222026£243k+54%Sold 2004: £117,000£117kSold 2002: £76,000£76k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200220142026£243k+54%Sold 2004: £117,000£117kSold 2002: £76,000£76k
B98 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B98's yearly median.

Energy certificate 23 Sept 2019
Rated EPC D · 71 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 4 Jun 2013:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from C to D
Energy certificate 4 Jun 2013
Rated EPC C · 88 m² recorded
25 Jun 2004Most recent
£117,000+54%
Semi-detached house · Freehold · +19.1%/yr since the previous sale
4 Jan 2002
£76,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1967-1975
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.

How it compares on Merevale Close

Against the 32 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Merevale Close
Floor area
11 homes
90 m²100 m²This home 71 m²
Street median 76 m² · higher than 27% of the street

Merevale Close 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 20 Merevale Close's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (70/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £682 a year. Certificate valid until September 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 84
C69–80
This home · 70
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.8 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£682/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
23 Sept 2019
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingCD70Declined
23 Sept 2019Floor area fell 88→71 m² (-17 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
23 Sept 2019EPC dropped from C to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1967-1975 — 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
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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 (≈£1,916/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,916/yr · Redditch
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 Redditch 007C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 6% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and living environment score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills6/10
Health7/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access7/10
Living environment8/10

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 20 Merevale Close sits in its local market.

B98 median
£215,000
last 8 years
B98 £/m²
£2,575
last 8 years

20 Merevale Close: quick answers

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

When did 20 Merevale Close last sell, and for how much?

20 Merevale Close last sold for £117,000 on 25 Jun 2004, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 20 Merevale Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 20 Merevale Close between 2002 and 2004. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 20 Merevale Close?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 71 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 20 Merevale Close?

20 Merevale Close is in council tax band B, costing about £1,916 a year (Redditch).

How energy efficient is 20 Merevale Close?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 70). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 20 Merevale Close?

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

Other homes at B98 0HZ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Merevale Close.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
1995
Price
£50,000
Sales
1
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£199,950
Sales
1
Last sold
1995
Price
£45,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2015
Price
£154,000
Sales
2
Floor area
100 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£190,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Floor area
76 m²
Last sold
1999
Price
£59,950
Sales
1
Floor area
81 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£195,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£172,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2026
Price
£240,000
Sales
2
Floor area
75 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£123,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2005
Price
£120,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2021
Price
£200,000
Sales
4
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£180,000
Sales
1
Floor area
77 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£117,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2005
Price
£130,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2006
Price
£124,100
Sales
4
Last sold
2005
Price
£116,000
Sales
1
Floor area
62 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£74,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2005
Price
£117,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£156,500
Sales
5
Floor area
60 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£230,000
Sales
4
Floor area
63 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£59,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2005
Price
£117,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£163,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2000
Price
£55,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2009
Price
£124,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2009
Price
£115,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2008
Price
£146,000
Sales
3

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.