56 Elmfield Road, Birmingham, B36 0HL
About 56 Elmfield Road
56 Elmfield Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 104.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 56 Elmfield Road.
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2003/00985/FULL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B36 0HL: £285,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in B36 0HL
Everything we know about 56 Elmfield 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 Elmfield Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 56 Elmfield Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,977
Street avg £2,326
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
1.7 km
Plank Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Smith's Wood Primary Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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