137 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
About 137 Balden Road
137 Balden Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from July 2012, 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.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 11.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2019 for £420,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
137 Balden Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
137 Balden Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/00844/PA
- Dec 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension and conservatory to rear.
- Council
- Edgbaston
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/07539/PA
What's in 137 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
137 Balden Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 18 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2019Most recent
£420,000
+173.6%over 17 years29 May 2001
£153,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B32 2EL: £390,000 (2025–2013).
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
£343,000133 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
Sold Aug 2013
£390,000
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Versus other Balden Road homes
Price per m²
£2,877
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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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