38 Austin Road, Birmingham, B21 8NU
About 38 Austin Road
38 Austin Road is a detached house in Birmingham (B21 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £310,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
38 Austin Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 38 Austin Road, Birmingham, B21 8NU
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and two storey side extension
- Council
- Perry Barr
- Reference
- 2002/02596/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Austin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 17 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2019Most recent
£310,000
+327.6%over 17 years11 April 2002
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8NU: £90,000 (2024–2002).
Nearby sales in B21 8NU
Versus other Austin Road homes
On habitable rooms, 38 Austin Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,925
Street avg £1,865
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
15/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.3 km
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth. 49 schools nearby.
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