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72 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA

EPC B5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 72 Upper Marshall Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

72 Upper Marshall Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B1 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 14th smallest of 80 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–200 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Last sale on file: £170,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 49 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 79 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingUnderground
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • ConciergeYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

72 Upper Marshall Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Nov 2009
EPC improved fromC73toD61
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
60%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Jan 2021from Aug 2020
EPC improved fromD61toB81
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21st century2nd Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 72 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

72 Upper Marshall Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

72 Upper Marshall Street has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£165,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£170,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2021Most recent

    £170,000

    +1.5%over 3 years
  2. 14 March 2017

    £167,500

    +55.1%over 3 years
  3. 18 July 2013

    £108,000

    -40.0%over 5 years
  4. 3 October 2007

    £180,000

    +45.6%over 2 years
  5. 23 August 2005

    £123,658

Median price across the last 5 sales in B1 1LA: £170,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Upper Marshall Street homes

Four headline reads against 79 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 72 Upper Marshall Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,469

Street avg £3,011

Above

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 72 Upper Marshall Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Birmingham New Street Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

City Academy. 57 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around B1 1LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for B1 1LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for B1 1LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 72 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.