What type of property is 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST last change hands?

85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST last sold for £165,000 in October 2025. Before that, it sold for £69,950 in October 1998, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 1998 and October 2025, 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST rose from £69,950 to £165,000, a change of £95,050. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

The current EPC rating for 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST heated?

The latest EPC at 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST is in council tax band C.

Where is 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST located?

85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST sits in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham. It falls within the B17 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

Police records around 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST show an average of 184 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

The closest primary school to 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST is St Peters CofE Primary School (480m), one of 29 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (1.5km), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST?

The closest rail stop to 85 Northfield Road, B17 0ST is University Rail Station, 2.0km away.

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85 Northfield Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0ST

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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Overview

About 85 Northfield Road

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

85 Northfield Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 0ST). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 56.4% above the 2025 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £165,000 in October 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).

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

Bedrooms3

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Aug 2025

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 August 2035

8 years remaining

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Northfield Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Northfield Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

28 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

85 Northfield Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£258,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£165,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

31 October 2025Most recent
£165,000
+135.9%over 27 years
14 October 1998
£69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 0ST: £210,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in B17 0ST

On the street

Versus other Northfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 85 Northfield Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,391

Street avg £2,554

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

184/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.0 km

University Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Peters CofE Primary School. 40 schools nearby.

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