260d, Flat, Gospel Lane, Birmingham, B27 7AH
About 260d
260d is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B27 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–81 m²). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. At 54 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 24 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
260d has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2007RenovationFullIn report
Proposed secondary external access staircase to flat above.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2007/01110/FULL
- Jan 2007FullIn report
Installation of a satellite dish at rear of premises.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2006/00878/FULL
What's in 260d, Flat, Gospel Lane, Birmingham, B27 7AH's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.6% per year over 2 years.
£132,000
Growth on file: 21.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 April 2006Most recent
£132,000
+40.4%over 1 year18 July 2004
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 7AH: £200,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B27 7AH
Versus other Gospel Lane homes
260d outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,444
Street avg £5,946
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.9 km
Olton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School. 38 schools nearby.
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