1a, Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
About 1a
1a is a mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 7UT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 8th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–187 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 24 units on file.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2003. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2003Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of ground floor from retail to residential use
- Council
- Yardley
- Reference
- 2003/00634/PA
What's in 1a, Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
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 7UT: £200,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in B27 7UT
30 Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
Sold Feb 2022
£312,50033 Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
Sold Mar 2021
£200,00025 Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
Sold Nov 2020
£140,00017 Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
Sold Aug 2019
£180,0002a, Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT
Sold Dec 2016
£280,000
Versus other Summer Road homes
1a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.3 km
Spring Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Yarnfield Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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