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Get started29 Alton Road is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B29 7DU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 23.1% below the 2022 sale of £376,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 124.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £376,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
29 Alton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
A HMO conversion application was refused at 29 Alton Road in 2022.
Change of use from 6-bed HMO (C4) to 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)
Price for 29 Alton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.
£376,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.
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On epc rating, 29 Alton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,870
Street avg £1,967
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Selly Oak Rail Station — railway station.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of dormer window to front.
1 more application for this property
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26 January 2022Most recent
£376,000
+189.2%over 19 years4 October 2002
£130,000
+66.8%over 1 year9 February 2001
£77,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B29 7DU: £377,500 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
B29 7BP
Closest school
0.3 km
Tiverton Academy. 41 schools nearby.