1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
21 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY
Last sale£179,000Dec 2005 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Birmingham semi-detached prices£340,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC EMay 2015
MapN ↑116 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (10–30% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
3EPC E
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Birmingham semi-detached prices
£340,000
How does the asking price compare?
This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2005 | £179,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold | A |
| Sep 2002 | £75,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £260,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Jun 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 3 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Oct 2021 | £261,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| 25 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Mar 2020 | £210,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 65 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Nov 2019 | £130,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 4 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Jan 2019 | £208,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 4 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Jan 2019 | £208,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 51 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Nov 2018 | £212,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 4 Ipswich Crescent, Birmingham, B42 1LY | Dec 2015 | £157,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
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The land
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (10–30% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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EPC E
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 112 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 85.6%
Schools nearby
- Perry Beeches Nursery SchoolNursery · 668 m · Not judged
- Arena AcademySecondary · 734 m · Not judged
- Beeches Primary SchoolPrimary · 747 m · School remains Good
- Priestley Smith School747 m · Standards maintained
- Dorrington AcademyPrimary · 834 m · Some aspects not as strong
- Calshot Primary SchoolPrimary · 840 m · School remains Good
- St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 983 m · Not judged
- Glenmead Primary SchoolPrimary · 1199 m · Good
- Barr View Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary · 1317 m · School remains Good
- Fortis AcademySecondary · 1430 m · Good
- Greenholm Primary SchoolPrimary · 1484 m · School remains Good
- Ferndale Primary SchoolPrimary · 1498 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 86
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
- Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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