75 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
About 75 Uplands Road
75 Uplands Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 26.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 109% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
75 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 4 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2022Most recent
£130,000
+22.6%over 3 years28 February 2019
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8BU: £145,000 (2025–2021).
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
£145,00077 Uplands Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8BU
Sold Mar 2021
£120,000
Versus other Uplands Road homes
On years held, 75 Uplands Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,688
Street avg £1,036
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
1.4 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rookery School. 45 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







