42 Edgcombe Road, Birmingham, B28 8AY
About 42 Edgcombe Road
42 Edgcombe Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B28 8AY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £340,000 in March 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 171.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
42 Edgcombe Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 42 Edgcombe Road, Birmingham, B28 8AY
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Council
- Hall Green
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2008/00026/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2020Decision
- ExtensionJul 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Edgcombe Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2024Most recent
£340,000
+13.3%over 2 years12 November 2021
£300,000
+62.2%over 6 years2 August 2015
£185,000
+16.4%over 8 years7 August 2006
£159,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B28 8AY: £223,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B28 8AY
Versus other Edgcombe Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Edgcombe Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,198
Street avg £1,771
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Hall Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Yorkmead Junior and Infant School. 50 schools nearby.
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