7 Barnwood Road, Birmingham, B32 2LZ
About 7 Barnwood Road
7 Barnwood Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B32 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% 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 performance
7 Barnwood 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
7 Barnwood Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey forward extension
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Reference
- 2011/06789/PA
- Jun 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory (TBC)
Extension- Reference
- 2011/03940/PA
What's in 7 Barnwood Road, Birmingham, B32 2LZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Barnwood Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£167,000
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 4 sales in B32 2LZ: £85,000 (2025–2005).
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Versus other Barnwood Road homes
7 Barnwood Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
University Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base. 43 schools nearby.
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