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Get started185 Friary Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2026) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2021 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
185 Friary Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On habitable rooms, 185 Friary Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
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Median price across the last 4 sales in B20 1AA: £173,225 (2018–1997).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Grestone Academy. 46 schools nearby.