10 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
About 10 Longfellow Road
10 Longfellow Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B30 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 88.1% above the 2009 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
10 Longfellow Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
10 Longfellow Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£59,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2009Most recent
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 1BN: £119,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in B30 1BN
Flat 1, 18 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2021
£119,0008 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Apr 2021
£72,0007 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2020
£255,0001 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2019
£215,000Flat 6, 22 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Feb 2004
£59,950
Versus other Longfellow Road homes
On epc rating, 10 Longfellow Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Kings Norton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys. 46 schools nearby.
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