96 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
About 96 Chester Road
96 Chester Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, Birmingham (B36 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £367,000 in July 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 120.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
96 Chester 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
96 Chester Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Agent
- Brophy Riaz and Partners Limited
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2025/00645/MINFHO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 96 Chester Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.
£367,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2024Most recent
£367,000
+41.2%over 8 years29 June 2016
£260,000
+13.0%over 7 years24 July 2008
£230,000
+109.1%over 9 years22 July 1999
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B36 0AL: £230,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in B36 0AL
108 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
Sold Jun 2021
£485,000106 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
Sold Jul 2014
£315,000116 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
Sold May 2013
£199,950102 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
Sold Oct 2012
£230,00098 Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0AL
Sold Mar 2011
£130,000
Everything we know about 96 Chester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chester Road homes
On price per m², 96 Chester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,904
Street avg £1,863
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Plank Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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