45 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
About 45 Mary Road
45 Mary Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 626.9% above the 1997 sale of £20,499. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£24/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
45 Mary 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
45 Mary Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,499
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 1997Most recent
£20,499
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0RJ: £143,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in B21 0RJ
3 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Feb 2024
£163,00081 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Jul 2023
£143,0007 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold May 2022
£158,00071 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Dec 2019
£130,00021 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Aug 2019
£85,000
Versus other Mary Road homes
45 Mary Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£253
Street avg £1,034
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.0 km
James Watt Primary School. 63 schools nearby.
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