16 Farcroft Grove, Birmingham, B21 8PU
About 16 Farcroft Grove
16 Farcroft Grove is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B21 8PU). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
16 Farcroft Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jul 2024
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Planning history
16 Farcroft Grove has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 16 Farcroft Grove, Birmingham, B21 8PU
- Oct 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extension
- Council
- Perry Barr
- Reference
- 2001/04390/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionOct 2007Decision
- Loft ConversionJul 2007Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
16 Farcroft Grove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 8PU: £140,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in B21 8PU
Versus other Farcroft Grove homes
16 Farcroft Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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