26 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
About 26 Station Road
26 Station Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0EY). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2016. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 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. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 411.4% above the 2001 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 65.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
26 Station Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 October 2026
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Planning history
26 Station 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
26 Station Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 June 2001Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0EY: £142,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in B21 0EY
72 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
Sold Apr 2025
£172,00016 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
Sold Sept 2022
£80,00034 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
Sold Mar 2022
£197,50058 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
Sold Jul 2019
£142,00014 Station Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0EY
Sold Sept 2017
£94,000
Versus other Station Road homes
Price per m² for 26 Station Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£238
Street avg £890
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.5 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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