1b, Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
About 1b
1b is a detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1606 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 26.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
1b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 September 2019
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 1b was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 1b, Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
- Aug 2003New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Demolition of 1 Herbert Road to form access road, erection of 8 dwellinghouses with car parking spaces
- Council
- Perry Barr
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2003/02336/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseJan 2024Decision
- OutlineJan 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1b changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.8% per year over 1 year.
£155,000
Growth on file: 14.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
25 March 2015Most recent
£155,000
+14.8%10 February 2015
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B21 9AE: £130,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B21 9AE
11 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
Sold Dec 2025
£165,00022 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
Sold Oct 2025
£110,00041 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
Sold Oct 2022
£130,00013 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
Sold Sept 2021
£140,0009 Herbert Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9AE
Sold Jul 2021
£110,000
Versus other Herbert Road homes
1b is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,039
Street avg £918
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
293/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Winson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
William Murdoch Primary School. 58 schools nearby.
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