27 City Road, Birmingham, B16 0HH
About 27 City Road
27 City Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 0HH). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 1264.4% above the 1996 sale of £22,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£10/sq ft) was about 86.5% below the postcode norm. At 217 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
27 City 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 City Road 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 27 City Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£22,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 0HH: £280,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in B16 0HH
Versus other City Road homes
Price per m² for 27 City Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£104
Street avg £944
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
1.5 km
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
City Road Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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