74 St James Road, B69 2DX

Detached house88 m²EPC EBand DFreehold

74 St James Road is a freehold detached house on St James Road in B69. It last sold for £59,500 in 2001, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 25 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC ECouncil tax DGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached bungalow
Detached
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
7 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.

B69 £/m² (recent sales)£2,318this home £676 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 74 St James Road, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2001.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200120062011201620212026£240kSold 2001: £59,500£60k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200120142026£240kSold 2001: £59,500£60k
B69 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B69's yearly median.

Energy certificate 1 Jan 2015
Rated EPC E · 88 m² recorded
19 Apr 2001Most recent
£59,500
Detached house · Freehold
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on St James Road

Against the 40 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of St James Road
Floor area
20 homes
70 m²110 m²120 m²This home 88 m²
Street median 90 m² · higher than 50% of the street

St James Road 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 74 St James Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (42/100) — improvable to D
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,510 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
D55–68
Potential · 66
E39–54
This home · 42
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
7 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,510/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
1 Jan 2015
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1900-1929 — 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.

Council tax band D (≈£2,244/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,244/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
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 Sandwell 021C 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: a weaker health.

Breakdown by domain
Income3/10
Employment3/10
Education & skills4/10
Health3/10
Crime6/10
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 74 St James Road sits in its local market.

B69 median
£180,000
last 8 years
B69 £/m²
£2,318
last 8 years

74 St James Road: quick answers

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

When did 74 St James Road last sell, and for how much?

74 St James Road last sold for £59,500 on 19 Apr 2001, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 74 St James Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 74 St James Road. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 74 St James Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 88 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 74 St James Road?

74 St James Road is in council tax band D, costing about £2,244 a year (Sandwell).

How energy efficient is 74 St James Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 42). Its recommended improvements would take it to D.

How fast is broadband at 74 St James Road?

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

Other homes at B69 2DX

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on St James Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (22)
Last sold
2019
Price
£145,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2003
Price
£87,000
Sales
3
Floor area
76 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£36,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£120,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2000
Price
£35,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2006
Price
£97,500
Sales
2
Floor area
87 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£101,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2025
Price
£225,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£115,000
Sales
1
Floor area
97 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£155,000
Sales
1
Floor area
90 m²
Last sold
2008
Price
£127,000
Sales
1
Floor area
97 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£147,950
Sales
2
Floor area
109 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£124,999
Sales
1
Floor area
80 m²
Last sold
1998
Price
£37,500
Sales
2
Floor area
97 m²
Last sold
1996
Price
£46,999
Sales
1
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2010
Price
£94,000
Sales
3
Floor area
93 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£105,000
Sales
2
Floor area
105 m²
Last sold
2018
Price
£125,000
Sales
1
Floor area
96 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£119,000
Sales
1
Floor area
93 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£205,000
Sales
3
Floor area
87 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£170,000
Sales
1
Floor area
116 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£190,000
Sales
1

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.