47 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
About 47 Mary Road
47 Mary Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £158,000 sits 393.8% above the 1997 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 55% below the postcode norm.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
47 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
47 Mary Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 April 1997Most recent
£32,000
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
47 Mary Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£364
Street avg £1,028
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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
0.2 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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