26 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
About 26 Lilac Avenue
26 Lilac Avenue is a detached house in Perry Barr, Birmingham, Birmingham (B44 8LX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 273.1% above the 1995 sale of £69,949. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 59.2% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 17 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Lilac Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
26 Lilac Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£69,949
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 1995Most recent
£69,949
Median price across the last 5 sales in B44 8LX: £188,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B44 8LX
9 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
Sold Aug 2024
£191,00012 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
Sold Mar 2024
£188,00033 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
Sold Feb 2023
£187,00025 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
Sold Feb 2022
£250,00017 Lilac Avenue, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8LX
Sold Jul 2018
£170,000
Versus other Lilac Avenue homes
On price per m², 26 Lilac Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£699
Street avg £1,921
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Perry Barr Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenholm Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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