52 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
About 52 Northbrook Street
52 Northbrook Street is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 963% above the 1996 sale of £18,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 75.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
52 Northbrook Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
52 Northbrook Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
22applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 52 Northbrook Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£18,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 1996Most recent
£18,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 0AL: £93,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in B16 0AL
57 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
Sold Nov 2021
£105,00051 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
Sold May 2010
£91,00044 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
Sold Feb 2008
£108,00046 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
Sold Jun 2004
£60,00048 Northbrook Street, Birmingham, B16 0AL
Sold Jan 2004
£82,000
Versus other Northbrook Street homes
On price per m², 52 Northbrook Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£210
Street avg £934
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School. 59 schools nearby.
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