30 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
About 30 York Road
30 York Road is a 12-bedroom semi-detached house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 336 m² (around 3617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 336 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 153.7% above the 2020 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 69.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. Last sale on file: £175,000 in July 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms12
- Bathrooms12
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
30 York 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
30 York Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2023AmendmentIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the application site as 12no. self-contained apartments
- Council
- Edgbaston
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/05598/PA
- Jan 2011AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for use of property as 12 no. bedsits in excess of 10 years
- Council
- Edgbaston
Retrospective- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 2009/04721/PA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2020Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 9JB: £375,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in B16 9JB
22 24, York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
Sold Jun 2022
£1,000,00014 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
Sold May 2022
£55,00026 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
Sold Jan 2021
£400,000Flat 3, 42 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
Sold Dec 2007
£122,500Flat 5, 42 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9JB
Sold Jul 2006
£95,000
Versus other York Road homes
Price per m² for 30 York Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£521
Street avg £2,428
Floor Area
336 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
1.3 km
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Paul's School for Girls. 44 schools nearby.
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