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38 Northfield Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1JH

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
161 m²
1733 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Northfield Road

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

38 Northfield Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B30 1JH). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 161 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 20 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 is 28.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 58% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

38 Northfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Northfield Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Northfield 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.

Price for 38 Northfield Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£682,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£530,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 March 2021Most recent

    £530,000

    +32.5%over 14 years

  2. 25 April 2006

    £400,000

    +312.4%over 7 years

  3. 9 August 1998

    £97,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 1JH: £426,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Northfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 38 Northfield Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,292

Street avg £4,890

Above

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Northfield 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.
£693k

1 Laurel Grove

B30 1LE

5 bed2 bath
£657k

1 Hawthorne Road, Kings Norton

B30 1EE

4 bed3 bath
£526k

1 Birch Close

B30 1NA

6 bed3 bath
£459k

1 Frampton Close

B30 1QT

3 bed1 bath
£447k

1 Blackthorn Road, Kings Norton

B30 1SD

3 bed
£279k

1 Kingfisher Way

B30 1TG

3 bed
£182k

1 Arnold Grove

B30 1BL

3 bed1 bath
£173k

1 Kipling Road

B30 1AZ

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

0.4 km

Kings Norton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Kings Norton Girls' School. 44 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Northfield Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1JH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.