120 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
About 120 Douglas Road
120 Douglas Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6HW). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 45.8% above the 2004 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
120 Douglas Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
120 Douglas Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/08818/PA
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Sales history & valuation
120 Douglas Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 8 years.
£136,500
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2004Most recent
£136,500
+103.7%over 2 years26 July 2001
£67,000
+55.8%over 5 years18 July 1996
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 6HW: £190,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in B27 6HW
114 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
Sold Sept 2025
£200,000122 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
Sold Feb 2020
£190,000144 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
Sold Aug 2018
£190,000126 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
Sold Oct 2017
£135,000148 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6HW
Sold Nov 2014
£155,000
Versus other Douglas Road homes
On epc rating, 120 Douglas Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,058
Street avg £1,211
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.5 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cedars Academy. 53 schools nearby.
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