72 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
About 72 Upper Marshall Street
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingUnderground
- BalconyYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
72 Upper Marshall Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
72 Upper Marshall Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
72 Upper Marshall Street has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 15 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£170,000
+1.5%over 3 years14 March 2017
£167,500
+55.1%over 3 years18 July 2013
£108,000
-40.0%over 5 years3 October 2007
£180,000
+45.6%over 2 years23 August 2005
£123,658
Median price across the last 5 sales in B1 1LA: £170,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B1 1LA
87 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
Sold Feb 2025
£145,00040 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
Sold Sept 2023
£250,00030 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
Sold Sept 2023
£160,00021 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
Sold Nov 2022
£170,00056 Upper Marshall Street, Birmingham, B1 1LA
Sold Oct 2020
£200,000
Versus other Upper Marshall Street homes
Years Held for 72 Upper Marshall Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,469
Street avg £3,011
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB







