258 260, Flat 8, Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
About 258 260
258 260 is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 3AB). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 258 260 (26–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
258 260 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
258 260 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£166,000
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 5 sales in B30 3AB: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B30 3AB
218 Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
Sold Jun 2024
£230,000200 Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
Sold Jan 2024
£290,000198 Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
Sold Jul 2023
£320,000244 Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
Sold Mar 2023
£275,000258 260, Flat 1, Fordhouse Lane, Birmingham, B30 3AB
Sold Oct 2022
£650,000
Versus other Fordhouse Lane homes
258 260 is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
26 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.9 km
Bournville Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Allens Croft Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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