6 Melville Road, Birmingham, B16 9LN
About 6 Melville Road
6 Melville Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 is 18.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 116.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
6 Melville Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
6 Melville Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of new first floor rear facing windows and rooflights and roof alterations.
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/08950/PA
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Sales history & valuation
6 Melville Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 3 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2017Most recent
£550,000
+35.8%over 3 years22 July 2014
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B16 9LN: £555,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B16 9LN
Versus other Melville Road homes
Price per m² for 6 Melville Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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
1.8 km
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.5 km
George Dixon Academy. 43 schools nearby.
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