56 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7RZ

56 Umberslade Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 5.4% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £376,475 in August 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.