131 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
About 131 Balden Road
131 Balden Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1521 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 40% above the 2013 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
131 Balden Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor and single storey rear extensions and front porch and installation of dormer window to rear
- Council
- Edgbaston
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/06695/PA
What's in 131 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
131 Balden Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2013Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B32 2EL: £420,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in B32 2EL
145 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Mar 2025
£450,000165 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Nov 2022
£340,000151 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Oct 2020
£435,000153 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Aug 2020
£343,000137 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Apr 2019
£420,000
Everything we know about 131 Balden Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Balden Road homes
EPC Rating for 131 Balden Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,406
Street avg £2,560
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
3.0 km
University Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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