126 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
About 126 Oxford Road
126 Oxford Road is a mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6DU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Across 2022–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -36.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 87.2% above the 2022 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £125,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
126 Oxford Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of 6 metre deep single storey rear extension. Maximum height 3.8 metres, eaves height 2.7 metres
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/04000/PA
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Sales history & valuation
126 Oxford Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -36.4% per year over 1 year.
£125,000
Growth on file: -36.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£125,000
-36.4%over 6 months25 February 2022
£196,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 6DU: £275,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B27 6DU
128 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
Sold Mar 2025
£208,000110 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
Sold Jan 2025
£275,000118 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
Sold Jun 2024
£280,000144 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
Sold May 2023
£277,000114 Oxford Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6DU
Sold Oct 2022
£235,000
Versus other Oxford Road homes
126 Oxford Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,042
Street avg £1,927
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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