# 30 CHESTER ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AA

## Property details

- Slug: `2ad31f4` (address key hash: `2ad31f4ffa0b904a8ef0b959a785d34c3b4e2f19`)
- Postcode: B64 6AA
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 64 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £170,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,656/m²
- Local average: £205,203 (17 sales)
- Street crime: 240 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £170,000
- Date: 2026-02-03
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 10/09/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £199/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9198-1005-7321-7010-6254)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-03 | £170,000 | Terraced | — | £175,484 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-5da0-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 30 CHESTER ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AA | £170,000 | 03/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165032525](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ae725ff)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £170,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-28 | £170,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £130,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 CRADLEY ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 7BB | £76,000 | 31/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 118 GRAINGERS LANE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AH | £150,000 | 22/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 WHITEHALL ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5BG | £130,000 | 05/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 WHITEHALL ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5BG | £135,000 | 01/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 36 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £147,500 | 23/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 38 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £142,500 | 23/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 40 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £160,000 | 16/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 CHESTER ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AA | £80,000 | 11/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 24 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £150,000 | 22/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 26 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £170,000 | 20/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 28 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £152,889 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 22 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £155,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 16 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £195,000 | 02/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 20 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £200,000 | 29/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 18 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £135,000 | 27/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 26 SYDNEY ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5BA | £255,000 | 24/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 12 PRINTERS DRIVE, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 6AP | £135,000 | 20/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 90 HIGH STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, SANDWELL, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 5HE | £310,000 | 11/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £159,938 (18 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 23.9%
- **10y growth:** 72.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sandwell; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 33.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 83%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sandwell). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £850/mo
- **Realistic:** £944/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,038/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Black Country (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Highgate Street, B64 | £750/mo | 1 | 1.12 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-19/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 2
- **Risk:** In flood risk area
- **Source:** Environment Agency Flood Risk Areas (APSFR)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 110 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **240** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Cradley CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 26 Sep 2022 |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 12 Sep 2024 |
| Colley Lane Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 10 Mar 2020 |
| Corngreaves Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 23 Mar 2023 |
| Quarry Bank Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 10 May 2020 |