7 Colenso Road, Birmingham, B16 0NY
About 7 Colenso Road
7 Colenso Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 455.9% above the 2001 sale of £34,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Colenso Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Colenso Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Council
- Ladywood
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/10070/PA
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Sales history & valuation
7 Colenso Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 3 years.
£34,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2001Most recent
£34,000
+17.2%over 2 years5 March 1999
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 0NY: £85,000 (2019–2000).
Nearby sales in B16 0NY
Versus other Colenso Road homes
On epc rating, 7 Colenso Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£386
Street avg £796
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shireland Hall Primary Academy. 57 schools nearby.
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