8 Castle Street, B70 0RN

Terraced house93 m²EPC DBand BFreehold

8 Castle Street is a freehold terraced house on Castle Street in B70. It last sold for £147,000 in 2005, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 21 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil 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
93 m²
1,001 sq ft
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
4.9 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.

B70 £/m² (recent sales)£2,255this home £1,581 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 8 Castle Street, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2005.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k2005200920132017202120252026£252kSold 2005: £147,000£147k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200520162026£252kSold 2005: £147,000£147k
B70 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B70's yearly median.

Energy certificate 11 Aug 2016
Rated EPC D · 93 m² recorded
19 Sept 2005Most recent
£147,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Built 1950-1966
Property built
Post-war (1945–1964)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls are common but frequently uninsulated as built.
  • Some homes of this era are “non-traditional” (concrete or steel-frame) construction — a few types can complicate mortgage lending, so confirm the build type.

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

How it compares on Castle Street

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

Larger than the typical home on Castle Street by 21%
Floor area
5 homes
125 m²150 m²This home 93 m²
Street median 77 m² · higher than 80% of the street

Castle 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 8 Castle Street's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (59/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,099 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!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
Potential · 84
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 59
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
4.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,099/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
11 Aug 2016
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1950-1966 — 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 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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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
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 013F neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 4/10more deprived than most of England; household income about 27% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

4/10More deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker education & skills.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment4/10
Education & skills2/10
Health4/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access5/10
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 8 Castle Street sits in its local market.

B70 median
£173,000
last 8 years
B70 £/m²
£2,255
last 8 years

8 Castle Street: quick answers

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

When did 8 Castle Street last sell, and for how much?

8 Castle Street last sold for £147,000 on 19 Sept 2005, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 8 Castle Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 8 Castle Street. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 8 Castle Street?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 93 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 8 Castle Street?

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

How energy efficient is 8 Castle Street?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 59). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

How fast is broadband at 8 Castle Street?

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

Other homes at B70 0RN

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