30 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
About 30 Avenue Road
30 Avenue Road is an end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 62.6% above the 2006 sale of £85,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
30 Avenue 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
30 Avenue Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2006Most recent
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8ED: £130,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in B21 8ED
4 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Sold Feb 2024
£130,00012 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Sold Sept 2023
£152,5006 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Sold Oct 2021
£130,00024 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Sold May 2015
£78,0003 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED
Sold Mar 2010
£84,000
Versus other Avenue Road homes
On epc rating, 30 Avenue Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,171
Street avg £1,172
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
1.5 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. 43 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.







