12 Wattville Road, Birmingham, B21 0DS
About 12 Wattville Road
12 Wattville Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B21 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 77 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 462.1% above the 1999 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
12 Wattville Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 September 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12 Wattville Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
12 Wattville Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 3 years.
£29,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 1999Most recent
£29,000
+48.7%over 3 years2 May 1996
£19,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0DS: £86,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in B21 0DS
Versus other Wattville Road homes
12 Wattville Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£377
Street avg £1,043
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
293/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 49 schools nearby.
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