6 The Firs, B98 7DL

Flat / maisonette28 m²EPC EBand ALeasehold

6 The Firs is a leasehold flat / maisonette on The Firs in B98. It last sold for £77,000 in 2017 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 12% on its first recorded sale of £69,000 in 2006.

EPC ECouncil tax A

What this home is

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

Property type
Top-floor flat
Semi-detached
Floor area
28 m²
301 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
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.

Indicatively £70,000£98,000 today, projected from its 2017 sale.

Indicative value
£70,000£98,000
Carrying the 2017 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 1%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2017)
£77,000
Growth on file: 1% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2017 · £77k£98k£70k2026

From the 2017 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B98 £/m² (recent sales)£2,575this home £2,750 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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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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The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 6 The Firs, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2006, up 12% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200620102014201820222026£243k+12%Sold 2017: £77,000£77kSold 2006: £69,000£69k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k201520212026£243kSold 2017: £77,000£77k
B98 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B98's yearly median.

18 Dec 2017Most recent
£77,000+12%
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · +1%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 5 May 2016
Rated EPC E · 28 m² recorded
26 May 2006
£69,000
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
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 The Firs

Against the 7 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of The Firs

The Firs 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 6 The Firs's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (41/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £842 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
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!The certificate expired in 2026 — 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 · 70
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 41
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
£842/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
5 May 2016
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
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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 A (≈£1,642/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band A
£1,642/yr · Redditch
Gigabit broadband
0%
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 006A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 3/10more deprived than most of England; household income about 17% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

3/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access score well, but a weaker education & skills.

Breakdown by domain
Income2/10
Employment3/10
Education & skills2/10
Health3/10
Crime3/10
Housing & access7/10
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 6 The Firs sits in its local market.

B98 median
£215,000
last 8 years
B98 £/m²
£2,575
last 8 years

6 The Firs: quick answers

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

When did 6 The Firs last sell, and for how much?

6 The Firs last sold for £77,000 on 18 Dec 2017, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 6 The Firs been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 6 The Firs between 2006 and 2017. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 6 The Firs?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 28 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 6 The Firs?

6 The Firs is in council tax band A, costing about £1,642 a year (Redditch).

How energy efficient is 6 The Firs?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 41). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 6 The Firs worth today?

Carrying its 2017 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 1% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £70,000–£98,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 6 The Firs?

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

Other homes at B98 7DL

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on The Firs.

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.