First Floor Flat, 255 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5QA
About First Floor Flat
First Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B9 5QA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 60 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
First Floor Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
First Floor Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B9 5QA: £100,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in B9 5QA
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Sold Jan 2022
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£78,500
Versus other Yardley Green Road homes
First Floor Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
19/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Stechford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Waverley School. 57 schools nearby.
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