150 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP
About 150 Balden Road
150 Balden Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EP). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 284.4% above the 2001 sale of £105,090. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
150 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
150 Balden Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/09275/PA
- Jun 2002FullIn report
Retention of wooden fence
- Council
- Edgbaston
Retrospective- Reference
- 2002/01883/PA
What's in 150 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
150 Balden Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,090
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 August 2001Most recent
£105,090
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
Price per m² for 150 Balden Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£653
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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