394 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
About 394 Chester Road
394 Chester Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingshurst, Birmingham, Birmingham (B36 0LE). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 80.9% above the 2015 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. At 153 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 7 EPCs). On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
394 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
394 Chester Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 394 Chester Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
394 Chester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2015Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B36 0LE: £300,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in B36 0LE
376 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
Sold Aug 2025
£430,000378 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
Sold Apr 2021
£268,000372 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
Sold May 2018
£280,000370 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
Sold Oct 2017
£300,000396 Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LE
Sold Sept 2016
£345,000
Everything we know about 394 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
CO₂ Emissions for 394 Chester Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,438
Street avg £2,065
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
2.0 km
Plank Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Smith's Wood Primary Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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