1 Gainford Road, Birmingham, B44 0PW
About 1 Gainford Road
1 Gainford Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B44 0PW). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 99.2% above the 2018 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £130,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
1 Gainford Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Gainford Road.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear and side extensions
- Council
- Erdington
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2020/00160/PA
What's in 1 Gainford Road, Birmingham, B44 0PW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Gainford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 19 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2018Most recent
£130,000
+30.1%over 13 years8 July 2004
£99,950
+99.9%over 2 years7 December 2001
£50,000
+25.0%over 2 years12 April 1999
£40,000
+60.0%5 February 1999
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B44 0PW: £131,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in B44 0PW
Versus other Gainford Road homes
On price per m², 1 Gainford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£788
Street avg £1,747
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Wylde Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Twickenham Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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