16 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
About 16 Westbourne Road
16 Westbourne Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in April 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 342.4% above the 1995 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 70.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
16 Westbourne Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Westbourne 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
16 Westbourne Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£33,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 April 1995Most recent
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8AD: £140,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in B21 8AD
29 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
Sold Sept 2025
£140,0008 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
Sold Jun 2024
£190,00017 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
Sold Jun 2020
£168,00025 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
Sold Nov 2019
£80,0003 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AD
Sold Jun 2011
£72,000
Versus other Westbourne Road homes
16 Westbourne Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£284
Street avg £1,044
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.8 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 51 schools nearby.
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