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259 Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HR

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 259 Selly Oak Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

259 Selly Oak Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B30 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £535,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

259 Selly Oak Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Jan 2013
EPC improved fromF36toE48
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 259 Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

259 Selly Oak Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

259 Selly Oak Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£558,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£535,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 August 2022Most recent

    £535,000

    +67.2%over 8 years

  2. 21 February 2014

    £319,950

    +137.0%over 13 years

  3. 11 May 2000

    £135,000

    +28.6%over 2 years

  4. 12 December 1997

    £105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 1HR: £525,000 (2023–2023).

On the street

Versus other Selly Oak Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 259 Selly Oak Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,185

Street avg £2,369

Above

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 259 Selly Oak Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£526k

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1 Kingfisher Way

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£438k

1 Acorn Close, Oak Tree Lane, Bournville

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£182k

1 Arnold Grove

B30 1BL

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.
Full Birmingham report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Kings Norton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys. 50 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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FAQ

Common questions

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