57 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
About 57 Reservoir Road
57 Reservoir Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 9EL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 773 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in September 2003. At 72 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 90.8% above the 2003 sale of £76,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
57 Reservoir Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2024TelecomsIn report
Telecoms License Advisory for the installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
- Council
- Ladywood
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 2024/07667/PA
- Nov 2024TelecomsIn report
Telecomms licence advisory for the installation of a fixed line broadband telecommunications apparatus.
- Council
- Ladywood
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/07115/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 57 Reservoir Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.7% per year over 6 years.
£76,000
Growth on file: 35.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2003Most recent
£76,000
+496.1%over 5 years24 November 1997
£12,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 9EL: £105,000 (2021–2000).
Nearby sales in B16 9EL
33 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
Sold Nov 2021
£200,00019 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
Sold Jan 2020
£253,00027 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
Sold Dec 2002
£105,0009 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
Sold May 2002
£99,95031 Reservoir Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9EL
Sold Jan 1999
£61,000
Versus other Reservoir Road homes
57 Reservoir Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School. 52 schools nearby.
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