20 St Johns Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9LD
About 20 St Johns Road
20 St Johns Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Other recorded features include a basement.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 6 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). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 162.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £930,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
20 St Johns Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) installed
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Planning history
20 St Johns Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at 20 St Johns Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9LD
- Sept 2015ConversionFullOutcome in report
Installation of dormer window to front
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Reference
- 2015/06325/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2021Decision
- BasementJul 2016Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£952,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 7 years.
£930,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2022Most recent
£930,000
+53.7%over 6 years11 June 2015
£605,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in B17 9LD: £290,000 (2015–1999).
Versus other St Johns Road homes
20 St Johns Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
184/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
University Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chad Vale Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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