29a, Dorset Road, Birmingham, B17 8EN
About 29a
29a is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B17 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 19 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 25% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in November 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 29a, Dorset Road, Birmingham, B17 8EN
- Jan 2026Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to Childrens care home (Use Class C2)
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/04147/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 29a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2024Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 8EN: £190,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in B17 8EN
Versus other Dorset Road homes
29a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,314
Street avg £1,390
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
11/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shireland Technology Primary. 54 schools nearby.
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