31 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
About 31 Frances Road
31 Frances Road is a mid-terrace house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B30 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £211,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Frances Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
31 Frances Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
£211,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 August 2024Most recent
£211,000
+45.5%over 7 years10 February 2017
£145,000
+56.8%over 13 years27 August 2003
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 3DU: £223,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B30 3DU
111 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
Sold Sept 2025
£233,500103 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
Sold Oct 2024
£223,00061 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
Sold Sept 2023
£217,00051 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
Sold Aug 2023
£182,0005 Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU
Sold Jan 2023
£225,000
Versus other Frances Road homes
On years held, 31 Frances Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,671
Street avg £1,786
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Cotteridge Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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