147 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
About 147 Balden Road
147 Balden Road is a semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 181 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
147 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
147 Balden Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory
- Council
- Edgbaston
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2003/01109/PA
- Mar 2002PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension comprising garage/utility with 2 bedrooms above, together with enlarged front porch
- Council
- Edgbaston
Extension- Reference
- 2002/00217/PA
What's in 147 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
147 Balden Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£452,000
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 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
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Versus other Balden Road homes
147 Balden Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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