20 Old Crest Avenue, B98 7EG

Semi-detached house86 m²EPC CBand BFreehold

20 Old Crest Avenue, in B98, is a freehold semi-detached house on Old Crest Avenue. It last sold for £58,500 in 2002, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 24 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC CCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 65%

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
103 m²
1,109 sq ft
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.6 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 £680 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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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 20 Old Crest Avenue, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2002.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200220072012201720222026£243kSold 2002: £58,500£59k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200220142026£243kSold 2002: £58,500£59k
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 11 Mar 2026
Rated EPC C · 103 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 3 Apr 2016:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
6 Jun 2016Most recentNON-STANDARD
£135,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Floor area grew 86→103 m² (+17 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 3 Apr 2016
Rated EPC D · 86 m² recorded
27 Jun 2002
£58,500
Semi-detached house · Freehold
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. 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 Old Crest Avenue

Against the 15 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Old Crest Avenue
Floor area
10 homes
120 m²140 m²This home 86 m²
Street median 95 m² · higher than 0% of the street

Old Crest Avenue 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 Old Crest Avenue's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (75/100)
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,057 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2026 — 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 · 75
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,057/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
3 Apr 2016
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingDC75Improved
11 Mar 2026Floor area grew 86→103 m² (+17 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
11 Mar 2026EPC improved from D to C
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
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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 65% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,916/yr · Redditch
Gigabit broadband
65%
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 004C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 2/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 28% below the national average; shared/rented housing elevated.

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

In plain terms: housing & access score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income2/10
Employment3/10
Education & skills1/10
Health3/10
Crime2/10
Housing & access7/10
Living environment1/10

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 Old Crest Avenue sits in its local market.

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

20 Old Crest Avenue: quick answers

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

When did 20 Old Crest Avenue last sell, and for how much?

20 Old Crest Avenue last sold for £58,500 on 27 Jun 2002, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 20 Old Crest Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 20 Old Crest Avenue. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 20 Old Crest Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 86 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 20 Old Crest Avenue?

20 Old Crest Avenue is in council tax band B, costing about £1,916 a year (Redditch).

How energy efficient is 20 Old Crest Avenue?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 75).

How fast is broadband at 20 Old Crest Avenue?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 65% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B98 7EG

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Old Crest Avenue.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (14)
Last sold
2001
Price
£68,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2001
Price
£68,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2006
Price
£124,995
Sales
3
Floor area
116 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£250,000
Sales
3
Floor area
92 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£136,000
Sales
2
Floor area
138 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£158,000
Sales
4
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£160,000
Sales
3
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Floor area
103 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£168,000
Sales
2
Floor area
89 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£167,000
Sales
2
Floor area
98 m²
Last sold
1998
Price
£50,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2016
Price
£139,950
Sales
4
Floor area
86 m²
Last sold
2009
Price
£97,000
Sales
1
Floor area
90 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.