17 Mercer Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
Held since February 1999 — that's 27 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 £207,000 sits 276.4% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 26 EPCs).
No planning applications are recorded against 17 Mercer Avenue, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1NG. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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17 Mercer Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£207,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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17 Mercer Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,038
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Water Orton Railway Station — bus stop.
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12 February 1999Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1NG: £230,000 (2025–2024).
89 Mercer Avenue Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Oct 2025
37 Mercer Avenue Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Mar 2025
29 Mercer Avenue Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Apr 2024
71 Mercer Avenue Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Feb 2024
43 Mercer Avenue Water Orton Birmingham
Sold Feb 2024
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
B46 1AA
Closest school
0.6 km
Water Orton Primary School. 15 schools nearby.