28 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
About 28 Francis Road
28 Francis Road is a mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 36 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.
Energy performance
28 Francis Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Francis Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
25applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
28 Francis Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£255,000
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 B27 6LX: £164,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B27 6LX
54 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
Sold Apr 2025
£174,00068 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
Sold Mar 2025
£160,00052 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
Sold Feb 2025
£164,00024 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
Sold Dec 2023
£172,00066 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX
Sold Aug 2023
£182,000
Versus other Francis Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 28 Francis Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School. 48 schools nearby.
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