69 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
About 69 Sycamore Road
69 Sycamore Road is an end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0QW). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £207,000 in June 2025. At 123 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 13% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 87% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
69 Sycamore Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2034
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Planning history
69 Sycamore 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
69 Sycamore Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 June 2025Most recent
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0QW: £225,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B21 0QW
13 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold Dec 2024
£440,00075 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold May 2023
£200,00025 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold Jan 2023
£225,00083 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold Oct 2022
£266,00021 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold Jun 2021
£160,000
Versus other Sycamore Road homes
On years held, 69 Sycamore Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,683
Street avg £1,067
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holyhead School. 54 schools nearby.
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