161 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL
About 161 Balden Road
161 Balden Road is an end-of-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, 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
161 Balden Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
161 Balden Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first floor side and rear extension
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2008/04984/PA
What's in 161 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
161 Balden Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£229,000
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
Everything we know about 161 Balden Road, in one report
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Versus other Balden Road homes
On floor area, 161 Balden Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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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