What type of property is 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD last sold for £250,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £49,000 in January 1996, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 1996 and April 2022, 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD rose from £49,000 to £250,000, a change of £201,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

The current EPC rating for 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NG31 8SD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD located?

1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD sits in Grantham. It falls within the NG31 postcode district in Lincolnshire.

How safe is the area around 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

Police records around 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 28% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

The closest primary school to 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD is Poplar Farm School (661m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy (923m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD?

The closest bus stop to 1 Birmingham Close, NG31 8SD is Newton House Nursing Home, 183m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Birmingham Close, Grantham, NG31 8SD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Birmingham Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Birmingham Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Grantham (NG31 8SD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 111.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birmingham Close, Grantham, NG31 8SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birmingham Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birmingham Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

4 April 2022Most recent
£250,000
+410.2%over 26 years
22 January 1996
£49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NG31 8SD: £301,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in NG31 8SD

On the street

Versus other Birmingham Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birmingham Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,788

Street avg £2,368

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Newton House Nursing Home — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Poplar Farm School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NG31 8SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NG31 8SD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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