1 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
About 1 Regent Road
1 Regent Road is a semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 74.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £300,000.
Energy performance
1 Regent Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Regent Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Regent Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2023Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8AB: £148,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in B21 8AB
6 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
Sold May 2023
£165,0004 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
Sold Feb 2023
£385,00020 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
Sold Aug 2018
£130,0007 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
Sold May 2016
£148,0009 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB
Sold Mar 2016
£140,000
Versus other Regent Road homes
Years Held for 1 Regent Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,435
Street avg £915
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.7 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 51 schools nearby.
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