55 Ruskin Street, B71 1LN

Semi-detached house75 m²EPC CBand BFreehold

55 Ruskin Street is a freehold semi-detached house on Ruskin Street in B71. It last sold for £65,000 in 2005, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 21 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC CCouncil tax BGigabit broadband 100%

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
75 m²
807 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.9 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.

B71 £/m² (recent sales)£2,375this home £867 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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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 55 Ruskin Street, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2005.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k2005200920132017202120252026£204kSold 2005: £65,000£65k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200520162026£204kSold 2005: £65,000£65k
B71 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B71's yearly median.

Energy certificate 23 Jan 2024
Rated EPC C · 75 m² recorded
2 Dec 2005Most recent
£65,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1983-1990
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 Ruskin Street

Against the 48 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Ruskin Street by 11%
Floor area
22 homes
90 m²100 m²This home 75 m²
Street median 87 m² · higher than 18% of the street

Ruskin Street 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 55 Ruskin Street's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (69/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,183 a year. Certificate valid until January 2034.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 83
C69–80
This home · 69
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,183/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
23 Jan 2024
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — 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
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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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 (≈£1,745/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,745/yr · Sandwell
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 017C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 29% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

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

In plain terms: a weaker health.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health1/10
Crime4/10
Housing & access4/10
Living environment6/10

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 55 Ruskin Street sits in its local market.

B71 median
£191,000
last 8 years
B71 £/m²
£2,375
last 8 years

55 Ruskin Street: quick answers

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

When did 55 Ruskin Street last sell, and for how much?

55 Ruskin Street last sold for £65,000 on 2 Dec 2005, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 55 Ruskin Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 55 Ruskin Street. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 55 Ruskin Street?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 75 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 55 Ruskin Street?

55 Ruskin Street is in council tax band B, costing about £1,745 a year (Sandwell).

How energy efficient is 55 Ruskin Street?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 69). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 55 Ruskin Street?

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

Other homes at B71 1LN

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Ruskin Street.

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.