What kind of home is 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE last sold for £175,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £149,950 in September 2007, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2007 and October 2021, 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE rose from £149,950 to £175,000, a change of £25,050. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

The current EPC rating for 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B21 8DE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE use?

The latest EPC at 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE in?

56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B21 postcode district.

What is crime like near 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

Police records around 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE show an average of 15 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (778% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

The closest primary school to 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE is Rookery School (182m), one of 38 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Holyhead School (816m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE?

The closest underground stop to 56 Mervyn Road, B21 8DE is Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro), 1.3km away. The nearest rail option is The Hawthorns Rail Station, 1.7km away.

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56 Mervyn Road, Birmingham, B21 8DE

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Mervyn Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

56 Mervyn Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B21 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 100 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 37.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Mervyn Road, Birmingham, B21 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Mervyn Road has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

56 Mervyn Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£175,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2021Most recent
£175,000
+16.7%over 14 years
11 September 2007
£149,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8DE: £172,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in B21 8DE

On the street

Versus other Mervyn Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

56 Mervyn Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£1,750

Street avg £1,616

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

Full Birmingham report

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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