53 Lea Road, Birmingham, B11 3LT
About 53 Lea Road
53 Lea Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B11 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £119,500. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 36.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 125.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 26 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Lea Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
53 Lea Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 28 years.
£119,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2025Most recent
£119,500
+34.3%over 8 years27 January 2017
£89,000
+173.8%over 19 years16 July 1997
£32,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B11 3LT: £110,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Lea Road homes
53 Lea Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,811
Street avg £1,160
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Small Heath Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greet Primary School. 63 schools nearby.
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