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163 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
168 m²
1808 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 163 Balden Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

163 Balden Road is a semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 163 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 163 Balden Road.

  1. Dec 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    Council
    Edgbaston
    Reference
    2002/05713/PA
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What's in 163 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

163 Balden Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£509,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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).

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On the street

Versus other Balden Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 163 Balden Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

72 (C)

Street avg 61 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

168 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£525k

1 Queens Park Road

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1 Martineau Drive, Harborne

B32 2AS

£749k

1 Ansell Way, Harborne

B32 2AU

£304k

1 Doulton Close

B32 2XF

3 bed1 bath
£273k

1 Brook Lane

B32 2DP

£250k

1 Gorsy Road, Quinton

B32 2SD

£246k

1 Hunslet Close, Quinton

B32 2RW

£243k

1 Holly Bush Grove, Quinton

B32 2AB

4 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.
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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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