8 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
About 8 Longfellow Road
8 Longfellow Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B30 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 16 units on file.
Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 59.7% above the 2021 sale of £72,000. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £72,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
8 Longfellow Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Longfellow Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 15 years.
£72,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£72,000
+15.2%over 14 years24 July 2006
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 1BN: £184,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in B30 1BN
Flat 1, 18 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2021
£119,0007 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2020
£255,0001 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Oct 2019
£215,00010 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Mar 2009
£59,000Flat 6, 22 Longfellow Road, Birmingham, B30 1BN
Sold Feb 2004
£59,950
Versus other Longfellow Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 8 Longfellow Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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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