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Get started53 Somerset Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sale prices here have lagged Birmingham HPI: -14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 sits 171.4% above the 2021 sale of £175,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2021 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
53 Somerset Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
53 Somerset Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Erection of single storey garage extension to side
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -14.1% per year over 6 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: -14.1% per year over 6 years.
53 Somerset Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£893
Street avg £1,619
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 198 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 17.2 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
1.5 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of first floor front extension
1 more application for this property
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30 April 2021Most recent
£175,000
-56.8%over 5 years30 October 2015
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 2JE: £485,000 (2025–2021).
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
B20 2LG
Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy. 50 schools nearby.
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