1 Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF
About 1 Fordrough Avenue
1 Fordrough Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B9 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump.
At 69 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 37.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £120,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
1 Fordrough Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fordrough Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
1 Fordrough Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2023Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B9 5LF: £95,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in B9 5LF
Versus other Fordrough Avenue homes
On years held, 1 Fordrough Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,739
Street avg £1,101
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Adderley Park Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form. 67 schools nearby.
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