What type of property is 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

16 Francis Road, B27 6LX is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX last change hands?

16 Francis Road, B27 6LX last sold for £153,000 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £45,000 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

Across 4 sales between March 1998 and September 2019, 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX rose from £45,000 to £153,000, a change of £108,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

The current EPC rating for 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

16 Francis Road, B27 6LX has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B27 6LX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

16 Francis Road, B27 6LX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX located?

16 Francis Road, B27 6LX sits in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham. It falls within the B27 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

Police records around 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX show an average of 9 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (58% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

The closest primary school to 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX is Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School (210m), one of 36 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School (1.1km), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX?

The closest rail stop to 16 Francis Road, B27 6LX is Acocks Green Rail Station, 575m away. In total there are 5 rail stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Francis Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Francis Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £153,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 26.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Francis Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

25applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Francis Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£193,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£153,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2019Most recent
£153,000
+36.6%over 13 years
17 March 2006
£112,000
+24.4%over 2 years
22 April 2003
£90,000
+100.0%over 5 years
23 March 1998
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 6LX: £164,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in B27 6LX

On the street

Versus other Francis Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Francis Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,250

Street avg £1,937

Above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School. 48 schools nearby.

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