What kind of home is 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU is a semi-detached house.

When did 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU last change hands?

59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU last sold for £245,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU have?

The current EPC rating for 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft). That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B20 1AU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU use?

The latest EPC at 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU in?

59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B20 postcode district.

What is crime like near 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

Police records around 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (500% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

The closest primary school to 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU is Grestone Academy (255m), one of 34 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy (943m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU?

The closest rail stop to 59 Grestone Avenue, B20 1AU is Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station, 1.4km away. The nearest underground option is Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro), 2.2km away.

59 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AU

Overview

About 59 Grestone Avenue

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

59 Grestone Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 23.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Energy

Energy performance

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

59 Grestone Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A

B

C

D

E

E40

F

G

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.8 t/year

Occupancy

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2022)

£245,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

On the street

Versus other Grestone Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 59 Grestone Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,426

Street avg £2,085

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.4 km

Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.

Scenic

Beautiful places to visit nearby

Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 59 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.

59 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AU

About 59 Grestone Avenue

Energy performance

EPC Rating

Sales history & valuation

Sales timeline

Versus other Grestone Avenue homes

Similar properties nearby

1 Sedgley Grove

The neighbourhood at a glance

Everything within walking distance

Beautiful places to visit nearby

Common questions

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