71 Birch Road, B68 0EP

Detached house59 m²EPC DBand DFreehold

71 Birch Road is a freehold detached house on Birch Road in B68. It last sold for £220,000 in 2025 — its 2nd recorded sale, down 6% on its first recorded sale of £235,000 in 2019.

EPC DCouncil tax DGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached bungalow
Detached
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.6 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £201,000£233,000 today, projected from its 2025 sale.

Indicative value
£201,000£233,000
Carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — -1.2%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2025)
£220,000
Growth on file: -1.2% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2025 · £220k£233k£201k2026

From the 2025 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B68 £/m² (recent sales)£2,394this home £3,729 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Sandwell, the official average home value is £212,547+5% in a year, +33% over five.

Detached£342,577
Semi-detached£234,387
Terraced£197,188
Flat / maisonette£115,283

Covers the whole Sandwell area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 71 Birch Road, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2019, down 6% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k200820122016202020242026£237k-6%Sold 2025: £220,000£220kSold 2019: £235,000£235k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k201520212026£237k-6%Sold 2025: £220,000£220kSold 2019: £235,000£235k
B68 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B68's yearly median.

2 May 2025Most recent
£220,000-6%
Detached house · Freehold · -1.2%/yr since the previous sale
15 Nov 2019
£235,000
Detached house · Freehold
Energy certificate 20 Aug 2019
Rated EPC D · 59 m² recorded
Built 1976-1982
Property built
1965–1982
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls that can usually be retrofitted with insulation; loft insulation, if original, will be thin by today’s standards.
  • Any flat-roof or single-storey extension from this era may be near the end of its serviceable life.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Birch Road

Against the 55 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Birch Road by 29%
Last sold price
27 recent sales
£350kThis home £220,000
Street median £240,000 · higher than 33% of the street
Floor area
30 homes
100 m²125 m²This home 59 m²
Street median 83 m² · higher than 0% of the street
£ per m²
19 recent sales
£2k£3kThis home £3,729
Street median £2,737 · higher than 100% of the street

Birch Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 71 Birch Road's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (59/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £783 a year. Certificate valid until August 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 86
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 59
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1976-1982
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£783/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
20 Aug 2019
lodgement date
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1976-1982 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,244/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,244/yr · Sandwell
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Sandwell 036B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 3% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access and crime score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills8/10
Health7/10
Crime9/10
Housing & access10/10
Living environment4/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 71 Birch Road sits in its local market.

B68 median
£200,000
last 8 years
B68 £/m²
£2,394
last 8 years

71 Birch Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 71 Birch Road last sell, and for how much?

71 Birch Road last sold for £220,000 on 2 May 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 71 Birch Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 71 Birch Road between 2019 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 71 Birch Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 59 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 71 Birch Road?

71 Birch Road is in council tax band D, costing about £2,244 a year (Sandwell).

How energy efficient is 71 Birch Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 59). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 71 Birch Road worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of -1.2% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £201,000–£233,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 71 Birch Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B68 0EP

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Birch Road.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (12)
Last sold
2018
Price
£215,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2025
Price
£290,000
Sales
2
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£330,000
Sales
4
Floor area
90 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£165,000
Sales
2
Floor area
71 m²
Last sold
2022
Price
£288,000
Sales
2
Floor area
78 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£215,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2022
Price
£239,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£154,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£170,000
Sales
1
Floor area
80 m²
Last sold
2014
Price
£143,000
Sales
1
Floor area
83 m²
Last sold
1997
Price
£65,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2001
Price
£142,000
Sales
2

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.