45 Retford Drive, B76 1FE

Semi-detached house84 m²EPC EFreehold

45 Retford Drive is a freehold semi-detached house on Retford Drive in B76. It last sold for £73,000 in 1996, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 30 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC EGigabit broadband 85%

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
84 m²
904 sq ft
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.6 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.

B76 £/m² (recent sales)£3,442this home £869 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Birmingham, the official average home value is £235,682+1% in a year, +16% over five.

Detached£446,744
Semi-detached£276,443
Terraced£222,418
Flat / maisonette£146,686

Covers the whole Birmingham 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 45 Retford Drive, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1996.

£100k£200k£300k199620022008201420202026£339kSold 1996: £73,000£73k
£100k£200k£300k199620112026£339kSold 1996: £73,000£73k
B76 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B76's yearly median.

Energy certificate 15 Nov 2013
Rated EPC E · 84 m² recorded
23 Aug 1996Most recent
£73,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1976-1982
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 Retford Drive

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

Broadly typical of Retford Drive
Floor area
13 homes
125 m²This home 84 m²
Street median 90 m² · higher than 38% of the street

Retford 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 45 Retford Drive's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (54/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,024 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
Potential · 84
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,024/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
15 Nov 2013
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1976-1982 — 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 85% of premises.

Gigabit broadband
85%
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 Birmingham 006B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 10/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 15% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

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

In plain terms: crime and income score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment9/10
Education & skills9/10
Health6/10
Crime10/10
Housing & access7/10
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 45 Retford Drive sits in its local market.

B76 median
£305,000
last 8 years
B76 £/m²
£3,442
last 8 years

45 Retford Drive: quick answers

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

When did 45 Retford Drive last sell, and for how much?

45 Retford Drive last sold for £73,000 on 23 Aug 1996, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 45 Retford Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 45 Retford Drive. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 45 Retford Drive?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 84 m² of floor area.

How energy efficient is 45 Retford Drive?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 54). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 45 Retford Drive?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B76 1FE

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

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.