19 Mervyn Road, Birmingham, B21 8DE
About 19 Mervyn Road
19 Mervyn Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B21 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 281.6% above the 1998 sale of £43,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
19 Mervyn 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
19 Mervyn Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 1998Most recent
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8DE: £175,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B21 8DE
Versus other Mervyn Road homes
On price per m², 19 Mervyn Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£613
Street avg £1,673
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
1.3 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rookery School. 48 schools nearby.
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