1 Blackford Road, Birmingham, B11 3SH
About 1 Blackford Road
1 Blackford Road is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B11 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 sits 395.2% above the 1996 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 75.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Blackford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Blackford Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Council
- Hall Green
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2003/06266/PA
- Jul 2003FullIn report
Retention of existing garage
- Council
- Hall Green
Retrospective- Reference
- 2003/04583/PA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Blackford Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 2 years.
£42,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 1996Most recent
£42,000
+10.5%over 1 year13 March 1995
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B11 3SH: £165,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in B11 3SH
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Blackford Road homes
1 Blackford Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£290
Street avg £1,351
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
1.1 km
Small Heath Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Arden Primary School. 61 schools nearby.
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