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Francis Close, B78

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£187,475
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,318
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
8
Distinct homes
8
Price range
£127,950£267,000
Sales recorded
2004 → 2022
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Francis Close is mostly semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £187,475 — roughly 23% below the B78 norm. On floor area that works out near £2,318 per square metre, below the district's £2,890. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across B78 prices have held broadly level over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 8 sales across 8 homes since 2004 — homes here come up rarely.

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Francis Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 8 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianB78 district trend
£100k£150k£200k£250k£300k200520102015202020252004: £127,950 median · 1 sale2005: £154,500 median · 1 sale2016: £165,000 median · 1 sale2017: £194,475 median · 2 sales2018: £197,000 median · 1 sale2019: £185,000 median · 1 sale2022: £267,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the B78 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Francis Close compares

Francis Close against the B78 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Austen Drive£302k · 178
Worthing Grove£295k · 65
Watling Street£245k · 49
Reindeer Road£237k · 45
Tamworth Road£212k · 53
Francis Close£187k · 8*
New Street£167k · 51
Tolson Court£165k · 55
Long Street£165k · 55
The Laurels£157k · 50

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£187,475
median · all recorded sales
B78 district
£245,000
median · last 8 years · street -23%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Francis Close's £187,475 median sits about 23% below B78's £245,000; on floor space it runs £2,318/m² against the district's £2,890/m² (-20%).

Street and B78 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Francis Close.

Semi-detached
£189,950
7 sales
Terraced
£127,950
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Francis Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
14 Aug 202512 · B78 1BLnon-standardSemi-detached£190,000
21 Jun 202214 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£267,000
21 Oct 20199 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£185,000
19 Dec 201810 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£197,000
22 Sept 201722 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£199,000
25 Aug 201720 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£189,950
8 Sept 20162 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£165,000
22 Apr 20058 · B78 1BLSemi-detached£154,500
10 Sept 20043 · B78 1BLTerraced£127,950

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in B78

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider B78 area guide.

Long StreetTamworth RoadAusten DriveNew StreetWatling StreetThe LaurelsSorrel DriveReindeer RoadSt Leonards ViewKiln WayFoxwood RoadDexter Way
B78 house prices & area guide →

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.