3 Fordrough Avenue, Birmingham, B9 5LF
About 3 Fordrough Avenue
3 Fordrough Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B9 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 75% above the 2017 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Energy performance
3 Fordrough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Fordrough Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
3 Fordrough Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 14 years.
£92,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2017Most recent
£92,000
-8.0%over 10 years11 December 2006
£100,000
+47.1%over 3 years20 August 2003
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B9 5LF: £120,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in B9 5LF
Versus other Fordrough Avenue homes
3 Fordrough Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,260
Street avg £1,144
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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