Rear Of 23, 2, Watford Road, Birmingham, B30 1JB
About Rear Of 23
Rear Of 23 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Rear Of 23 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Rear Of 23 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in B30 1JB: £142,500 (2009–1995).
Versus other Watford Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Rear Of 23 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.3 km
Kings Norton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kings Norton Girls' School. 44 schools nearby.
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