7 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
About 7 Mary Road
7 Mary Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 150% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £158,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
7 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£158,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2022Most recent
£158,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0RJ: £130,000 (2024–2018).
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
£143,00071 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Dec 2019
£130,00021 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Aug 2019
£85,00087 Mary Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RJ
Sold Jul 2017
£103,000
Versus other Mary Road homes
7 Mary Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £942
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







