4 Elm Croft, B68 0BQ

Detached house149 m²EPC CFreehold

4 Elm Croft, in B68, is a freehold detached house on Elm Croft. It last sold for £305,000 in 2024 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 97% on its first recorded sale of £155,000 in 2011.

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What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
149 m²
1,604 sq ft
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.1 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 £317,000£379,000 today, projected from its 2024 sale.

Indicative value
£317,000£379,000
Carrying the 2024 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 5.7%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2024)
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2024 · £305k£379k£317k2026

From the 2024 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B68 £/m² (recent sales)£2,394this home £2,047 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 4 Elm Croft, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2011, up 97% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£237k+97%Sold 2024: £305,000£305kSold 2011: £155,000£155k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£237kSold 2024: £305,000£305k
B68 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B68's yearly median.

22 Mar 2024Most recent
£305,000+97%
Detached house · Freehold · +5.7%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 25 Feb 2024
Rated EPC C · 149 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 28 Nov 2011:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to C
29 Nov 2011
£155,000
Detached house · Freehold
Floor area grew 75→149 m² (+74 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 28 Nov 2011
Rated EPC E · 75 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.

How it compares on Elm Croft

Against the 31 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Elm Croft by 94%
Last sold price
17 recent sales
£200kThis home £305,000
Street median £255,000 · higher than 65% of the street
Floor area
12 homes
75 m²100 m²This home 149 m²
Street median 80 m² · higher than 100% of the street
£ per m²
9 recent sales
£4k£5kThis home £2,047
Street median £2,833 · higher than 0% of the street

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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 4 Elm Croft'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 £1,979 a year. Certificate valid until February 2034.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 81
C69–80
This home · 70
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1930-1949
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,979/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
25 Feb 2024
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingEC70Improved
25 Feb 2024Floor area grew 75→149 m² (+74 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
25 Feb 2024EPC improved from E to C
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.

gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

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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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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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 037C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 17% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

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

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

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills6/10
Health6/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access10/10
Living environment3/10

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 4 Elm Croft sits in its local market.

B68 median
£200,000
last 8 years
B68 £/m²
£2,394
last 8 years

4 Elm Croft: quick answers

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

When did 4 Elm Croft last sell, and for how much?

4 Elm Croft last sold for £305,000 on 22 Mar 2024, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 4 Elm Croft been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 4 Elm Croft between 2011 and 2024. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 4 Elm Croft?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 149 m² of floor area.

How energy efficient is 4 Elm Croft?

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

What is 4 Elm Croft worth today?

Carrying its 2024 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.7% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £317,000–£379,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 4 Elm Croft?

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

Other homes at B68 0BQ

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Elm Croft.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (16)
Last sold
2021
Price
£325,000
Sales
1
Floor area
59 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£313,000
Sales
2
Floor area
147 m²
Last sold
2009
Price
£145,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2013
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1996
Price
£63,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2025
Price
£345,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2005
Price
£170,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2009
Price
£140,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£175,000
Sales
2
Floor area
71 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£83,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£171,000
Sales
1
Floor area
68 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£235,000
Sales
2
Floor area
67 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£303,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2018
Price
£225,501
Sales
2
Floor area
74 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£310,000
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.