17 Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF
About 17 Fordrough Avenue
17 Fordrough Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B9 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 63.8% above the 2010 sale of £132,499. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 October 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
17 Fordrough Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 11 years.
£132,499
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2010Most recent
£132,499
+112.0%18 August 2010
£62,500
+2.5%over 10 years30 March 2000
£60,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B9 5LF: £125,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in B9 5LF
Versus other Fordrough Avenue homes
Floor Area for 17 Fordrough Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,183
Street avg £1,211
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
220/mo
Steady 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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