71 Highfield Road, B8 3QE

Terraced house93 m²EPC EBand AFreehold

71 Highfield Road, in B8, is a freehold terraced house on Highfield Road. It last sold for £135,000 in 2008 — its 4th recorded sale, up 350% on its first recorded sale of £30,000 in 1997.

EPC ECouncil tax AGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

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

Property type
End-terrace house
End-terrace
Floor area
93 m²
1,001 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
7.5 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 £1,354,000£2,256,000 today, projected from its 2008 sale.

Indicative value
£1,354,000£2,256,000
Carrying the 2008 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 15%/yr across 4 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2008)
£135,000
Growth on file: 15% per year across 4 sales.
Sold 2008 · £135k£2.26m£1.35m2026

From the 2008 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

B8 £/m² (recent sales)£1,818this home £1,452 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Birmingham, the official average home value is £235,682+1% in a year, +16% over five.

Detached£446,744
Semi-detached£276,443
Terraced£222,418
Flat / maisonette£146,686

Covers the whole Birmingham 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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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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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 Highfield Road, newest first.

4 recorded sales since 1997, up 350% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k199720032009201520212026£190k+38%+93%+69%Sold 2008: £135,000£135kSold 2003: £80,000£80kSold 2001: £41,500£42kSold 1997: £30,000£30k
£50k£100k£150k£200k199720122026£190k+38%Sold 2001: £41,500£42kSold 1997: £30,000£30k
B8 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B8's yearly median.

Energy certificate 5 May 2023
Rated EPC D · 85 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 1 Oct 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from E to D
Energy certificate 1 Oct 2015
Rated EPC E · 93 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 13 Sept 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to E
Energy certificate 13 Sept 2015
Rated EPC F · 93 m² recorded
18 Jan 2008Most recent
£135,000+69%
Terraced house · Freehold · +11.8%/yr since the previous sale
15 May 2003
£80,000+93%
Terraced house · Freehold · +40.9%/yr since the previous sale
15 Jun 2001
£41,500+38%
Terraced house · Freehold · +8.1%/yr since the previous sale
8 Apr 1997
£30,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

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

How it compares on Highfield Road

Against the 76 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on Highfield Road by 12%
Floor area
40 homes
150 m²175 m²This home 93 m²
Street median 107 m² · higher than 38% of the street

Highfield 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 Highfield Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (40/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,613 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 82
C69–80
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 40
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
7.5 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£1,613/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
1 Oct 2015
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingFD40Improved
1 Oct 2015EPC improved from F to E
5 May 2023Floor area fell 93→85 m² (-8 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
5 May 2023EPC improved from E to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Pre-1930 solid walls lose heat fast — a heat pump would need wall insulation or oversized radiators to keep up.
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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
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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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 A (≈£1,575/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band A
£1,575/yr · Birmingham
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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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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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 Birmingham 051D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 1/10among the more deprived areas in England; household income about 31% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

1/10Among the more deprived areas in England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income1/10
Employment1/10
Education & skills1/10
Health2/10
Crime3/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment1/10

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 Highfield Road sits in its local market.

B8 median
£158,000
last 8 years
B8 £/m²
£1,818
last 8 years

71 Highfield Road: quick answers

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

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

71 Highfield Road last sold for £135,000 on 18 Jan 2008, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 71 Highfield Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 4 sales for 71 Highfield Road between 1997 and 2008. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 71 Highfield Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 93 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 71 Highfield Road?

71 Highfield Road is in council tax band A, costing about £1,575 a year (Birmingham).

How energy efficient is 71 Highfield Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 40). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 71 Highfield Road worth today?

Carrying its 2008 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 15% a year across 4 sales suggests roughly £1,354,000–£2,256,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 71 Highfield Road?

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

Other homes at B8 3QE

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

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.