9 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
About 9 Dora Road
9 Dora Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. 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 £153,000 sits 800% above the 1997 sale of £17,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£17/sq ft) was about 81.4% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 41 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
9 Dora Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Dora 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
9 Dora Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£153,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£17,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 1997Most recent
£17,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 0RL: £121,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in B21 0RL
44 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
Sold Mar 2021
£140,00032 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
Sold Sept 2020
£121,00048 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
Sold Nov 2019
£120,00014 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
Sold Jun 2019
£120,0005 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL
Sold Aug 2018
£130,000
Versus other Dora Road homes
On price per m², 9 Dora Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£185
Street avg £1,089
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.3 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
Oasis Academy Boulton. 63 schools nearby.
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