27 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
About 27 Uplands Road
27 Uplands Road is an end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 42 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
27 Uplands Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
27 Uplands 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
27 Uplands Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8BU: £145,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B21 8BU
13 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold May 2025
£158,99851 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold Mar 2024
£147,0007 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold Nov 2023
£138,00059 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold Jun 2023
£145,00075 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold Oct 2022
£130,000
Versus other Uplands Road homes
27 Uplands Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
1.4 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rookery School. 45 schools nearby.
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