136 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
About 136 Balden Road
136 Balden Road is a semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2018 for £318,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 27.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
136 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
136 Balden Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
136 Balden Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 12 years.
£318,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2018Most recent
£318,000
+2.6%28 June 2018
£310,000
+35.4%over 5 years7 October 2012
£229,000
+4.1%over 6 years27 April 2006
£219,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B32 2EP: £240,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in B32 2EP
152 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
Sold Dec 2023
£262,500128 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
Sold Oct 2023
£350,000134 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
Sold May 2023
£240,000156 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
Sold Nov 2022
£240,500132 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
Sold Nov 2021
£240,000
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Versus other Balden Road homes
Floor Area for 136 Balden Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,741
Street avg £2,490
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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