48 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
About 48 Malvern Road
48 Malvern Road is an end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £135,000 in August 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 38 EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 39.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 116.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
48 Malvern Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 48 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
- Council
- Ladywood
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/06701/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 48 Malvern Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 25 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£135,000
+92.9%over 13 years3 September 2006
£70,000
+16.7%over 2 years11 September 2003
£60,000
+27.7%13 March 2003
£47,000
+113.6%over 7 years13 November 1995
£22,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0AT: £155,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in B21 0AT
20 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
Sold Mar 2025
£190,00014 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
Sold Nov 2023
£155,0009 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
Sold Oct 2022
£218,00036 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
Sold Oct 2022
£75,00018 Malvern Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0AT
Sold Oct 2018
£110,000
Versus other Malvern Road homes
48 Malvern Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,517
Street avg £1,011
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
The Hawthorns Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 49 schools nearby.
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