What type of property is 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY last sold for £485,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in September 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2007 and March 2025, 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY rose from £250,000 to £485,000, a change of £235,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

The current EPC rating for 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY heated?

The latest EPC at 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY is in council tax band D.

Where is 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY located?

85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY sits in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham. It falls within the B17 postcode district.

Is 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY in a safe area?

Police records around 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY show an average of 11 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (337% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

The closest primary school to 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY is Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School (819m), one of 35 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (876m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY?

The closest rail stop to 85 Wood Lane, B17 9AY is University Rail Station, 2.4km away.

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85 Wood Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9AY

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 85 Wood Lane

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

85 Wood Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £485,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 128.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

85 Wood Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Wood Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Wood Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 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 Wood Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£507,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£485,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£485,000
+38.6%over 7 years
27 July 2017
£350,000
+40.0%over 9 years
23 September 2007
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 9AY: £370,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in B17 9AY

On the street

Versus other Wood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

85 Wood Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £2,930

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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Comparables

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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

11/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.4 km

University Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.8 km

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School. 43 schools nearby.

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