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12 Melville Road, Birmingham, B16 9LN

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Melville Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Melville Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 94 m² this is the 9th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–190 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file.

At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold August 2021 for £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Melville Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2024from Dec 2012
EPC improved fromE43toD58
Low Energy Lighting
21%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Melville Road, Birmingham, B16 9LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Melville Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

43applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Melville Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£190,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2021Most recent

    £190,000

    +22.6%over 3 years

  2. 29 August 2017

    £155,000

    +22.0%over 11 years

  3. 25 May 2006

    £127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 9LN: £555,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Melville Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Melville Road lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 68 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Melville Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 bed
£265k

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B16 9EH

3 bed1 bath
£316k

1 Norfolk Court, Hagley Road

B16 9LY

3 bed1 bath
£132k

1 Clipper View

B16 9DJ

1 bed1 bath
£222k

1 Sefton Road

B16 9DR

£229k

1 Eldon Road

B16 9DP

£229k

1 Mariner Avenue

B16 9DF

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.
Full Birmingham report

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

1.8 km

Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.

Closest school

0.5 km

George Dixon Academy. 43 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Melville Road, Birmingham, B16 9LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.