5 Blacksmith Drive, B75 5UL

Detached house156 m²EPC EBand FFreehold

5 Blacksmith Drive, in B75, is a freehold detached house on Blacksmith Drive. It last sold for £302,500 in 2006 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 23% on its first recorded sale of £244,950 in 2003.

EPC ECouncil tax FGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
156 m²
1,679 sq ft
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
9 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.

B75 £/m² (recent sales)£3,571this home £1,939 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

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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 5 Blacksmith Drive, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2003, up 23% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k£400k200320082013201820232026£388k+23%Sold 2006: £302,500£303kSold 2003: £244,950£245k
£100k£200k£300k£400k200320152026£388k+23%Sold 2006: £302,500£303kSold 2003: £244,950£245k
B75 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B75's yearly median.

Energy certificate 18 Aug 2015
Rated EPC E · 156 m² recorded
17 Mar 2006Most recent
£302,500+23%
Detached house · Freehold · +8.4%/yr since the previous sale
6 Aug 2003
£244,950
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 Blacksmith Drive

Against the 9 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Blacksmith Drive
Floor area
5 homes
125 m²200 m²This home 156 m²
Street median 158 m² · higher than 40% 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 5 Blacksmith Drive's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (52/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,939 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 79
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 52
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1996-2002
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,939/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
18 Aug 2015
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
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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 F (≈£3,413/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band F
£3,413/yr · Birmingham
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
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 Birmingham 003A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 10/10among the least deprived areas in England; household income about 37% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

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

In plain terms: education & skills and income score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income9/10
Employment9/10
Education & skills10/10
Health9/10
Crime9/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment9/10

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 5 Blacksmith Drive sits in its local market.

B75 median
£355,000
last 8 years
B75 £/m²
£3,571
last 8 years

5 Blacksmith Drive: quick answers

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

When did 5 Blacksmith Drive last sell, and for how much?

5 Blacksmith Drive last sold for £302,500 on 17 Mar 2006, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5 Blacksmith Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 5 Blacksmith Drive between 2003 and 2006. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 5 Blacksmith Drive?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 156 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 5 Blacksmith Drive?

5 Blacksmith Drive is in council tax band F, costing about £3,413 a year (Birmingham).

How energy efficient is 5 Blacksmith Drive?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 52). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 5 Blacksmith Drive?

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

Other homes at B75 5UL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Blacksmith 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.