48 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
About 48 Clarence Road
48 Clarence Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 439.3% above the 1995 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 58.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
48 Clarence Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
48 Clarence 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
48 Clarence Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 1995Most recent
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0EA: £120,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B21 0EA
24 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
Sold Sept 2025
£180,0004 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
Sold May 2025
£165,00062 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
Sold Jul 2020
£116,00018 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
Sold Feb 2019
£50,00022 Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EA
Sold Aug 2017
£92,500
Versus other Clarence Road homes
48 Clarence Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£384
Street avg £979
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.5 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 51 schools nearby.
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