20 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
About 20 Albion Road
20 Albion Road is a semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8BG). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 424.4% above the 1999 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 71.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
20 Albion Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
20 Albion 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
20 Albion Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 1999Most recent
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8BG: £155,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in B21 8BG
2 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
Sold Feb 2024
£350,00018 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
Sold Jan 2024
£155,00049 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
Sold Nov 2023
£100,00047 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
Sold Mar 2023
£244,2008 Albion Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BG
Sold Dec 2022
£137,000
Versus other Albion Road homes
20 Albion Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£280
Street avg £1,545
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rookery School. 52 schools nearby.
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