40 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
About 40 Woodland Road
40 Woodland Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0ER). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 88.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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
40 Woodland 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
40 Woodland Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2016.
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 6 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£165,000
+106.3%over 5 years4 March 2016
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0ER: £140,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in B21 0ER
2f, Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
Sold Jun 2024
£220,0006 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
Sold Jan 2023
£154,00022 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
Sold Dec 2021
£108,0004 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
Sold Nov 2019
£130,00026 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0ER
Sold May 2017
£122,500
Versus other Woodland Road homes
Price per m² for 40 Woodland Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,012
Street avg £1,122
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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. 52 schools nearby.
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