50 Lightoak Close, B97 5NQ

Terraced house83 m²EPC FBand BFreehold

50 Lightoak Close is a freehold terraced house on Lightoak Close in B97. It last sold for £74,950 in 2002 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 42% on its first recorded sale of £52,950 in 1998.

EPC FCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 100%

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
91 m²
980 sq ft
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
8.2 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 £471,000£785,000 today, projected from its 2002 sale.

Indicative value
£471,000£785,000
Carrying the 2002 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 9.3%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2002)
£74,950
Growth on file: 9.3% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2002 · £75k£785k£471k2026

From the 2002 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B97 £/m² (recent sales)£3,000this home £903 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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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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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 50 Lightoak Close, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 1998, up 42% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k199820042010201620222026£286k+13%+25%Sold 2002: £74,950£75kSold 2000: £59,950£60kSold 1998: £52,950£53k
£100k£200k£300k199820122026£286k+13%Sold 2000: £59,950£60kSold 1998: £52,950£53k
B97 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B97's yearly median.

20 Sept 2024Most recentNON-STANDARD
£181,750
Terraced house · Freehold
Floor area fell 91→83 m² (-8 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
Energy certificate 27 Jun 2024
Rated EPC D · 83 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 8 Feb 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to D
Energy certificate 8 Feb 2015
Rated EPC F · 91 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 7 Apr 2009:
Efficiency
EPC dropped from D to F
Energy certificate 7 Apr 2009
Rated EPC D · 0 m² recorded
26 Sept 2002
£74,950+25%
Terraced house · Freehold · +10.4%/yr since the previous sale
23 Jun 2000
£59,950+13%
Terraced house · Freehold · +7.8%/yr since the previous sale
30 Oct 1998
£52,950
Terraced 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. 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 Lightoak Close

Against the 27 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Lightoak Close by 19%
Floor area
23 homes
125 m²150 m²This home 83 m²
Street median 102 m² · higher than 22% of the street

Lightoak 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 50 Lightoak Close's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band F (37/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,734 a year. Certificate valid until June 2034.
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!Band F puts this home among the least efficient — minimum-energy-standard rules already bar most F/G lettings, and tighter rules are proposed.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 84
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
This home · 37
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
8.2 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1967-1975
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,734/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
27 Jun 2024
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
8 Feb 2015EPC dropped from D to F
27 Jun 2024Floor area fell 91→83 m² (-8 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
27 Jun 2024EPC improved from F 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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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 Redditch 012D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

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

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

In plain terms: employment and health score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills6/10
Health8/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access4/10
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 50 Lightoak Close sits in its local market.

B97 median
£260,000
last 8 years
B97 £/m²
£3,000
last 8 years

50 Lightoak Close: quick answers

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

When did 50 Lightoak Close last sell, and for how much?

50 Lightoak Close last sold for £74,950 on 26 Sept 2002, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 50 Lightoak Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 50 Lightoak Close between 1998 and 2002. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 50 Lightoak Close?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 83 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 50 Lightoak Close?

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

How energy efficient is 50 Lightoak Close?

Its most recent EPC rates it F (score 37). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 50 Lightoak Close worth today?

Carrying its 2002 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 9.3% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £471,000–£785,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 50 Lightoak Close?

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

Other homes at B97 5NQ

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

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (26)
Last sold
1999
Price
£53,500
Sales
2
Floor area
106 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£220,000
Sales
4
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2008
Price
£152,000
Sales
5
Floor area
106 m²
Last sold
2005
Price
£118,000
Sales
1
Floor area
97 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£226,000
Sales
3
Floor area
95 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£232,500
Sales
4
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Floor area
87 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£154,000
Sales
5
Floor area
117 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£222,000
Sales
4
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£124,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2025
Price
£220,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2026
Price
£220,000
Sales
2
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£201,000
Sales
3
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£46,950
Sales
1
Floor area
88 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£228,000
Sales
2
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£116,000
Sales
3
Floor area
78 m²
Last sold
2003
Price
£84,000
Sales
1
Floor area
104 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£190,000
Sales
5
Floor area
102 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£150,000
Sales
4
Floor area
102 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£220,000
Sales
2
Floor area
144 m²
Last sold
2005
Price
£120,000
Sales
1
Floor area
102 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£170,000
Sales
4
Floor area
79 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£180,000
Sales
1
Floor area
159 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£160,000
Sales
5
Floor area
107 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.