7 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
About 7 Sycamore Road
7 Sycamore Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0QW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 75 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 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
7 Sycamore Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0QW: £200,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in B21 0QW
75 Sycamore Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0QW
Sold May 2023
£200,00013 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
7 Sycamore Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Holyhead School. 54 schools nearby.
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