29b is a detached house in Birmingham (B20 3PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 606 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 10th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (36 versus a best of 88).
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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29b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2019
29b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
29b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£136,000
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.
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On epc rating, 29b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Perry Barr Rail Station — railway station.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 3PJ: £148,000 (2024–2012).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Closest school
0.1 km
Westminster Primary School. 60 schools nearby.
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