249 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
About 249 Highfield Road
249 Highfield Road is a semi-detached house in Hall Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B28 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1403 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 57.9% above the 2009 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
249 Highfield 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
249 Highfield Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 249 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extension, single storey side and rear extensions and installation of balcony to rear.
- Council
- Hall Green
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2009/05008/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2009Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B28 0BT: £285,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in B28 0BT
231 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
Sold Jul 2024
£530,000237 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
Sold Jun 2024
£330,000243 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
Sold Jul 2015
£256,000245 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
Sold Oct 2013
£272,500235 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0BT
Sold May 2007
£291,000
Versus other Highfield Road homes
249 Highfield Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,148
Street avg £2,050
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
0.4 km
Yardley Wood Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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