1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
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23 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE
Last sale£157,500Apr 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Birmingham terrace prices£253,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DMar 2026
MapN ↑117 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC D
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 terrace prices
£253,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2016 | £157,500 | Terraced | Leasehold | A |
| Dec 2011 | £134,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Apr 2009 | £120,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Apr 2009 | £120,000 | Terraced | Leasehold | A |
| May 2001 | £58,000 | Terraced | Leasehold | A |
| Dec 1999 | £56,000 | Terraced | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £238,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Oct 2024 | £12,500 | Other property | Freehold |
| 7 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Dec 2023 | £238,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 10 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Nov 2023 | £232,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| 10 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Nov 2023 | £232,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 5 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Nov 2022 | £232,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 12 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Jan 2022 | £189,250 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 1 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Nov 2018 | £245,500 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 3 Downcroft Avenue, Birmingham, B38 8AE | Aug 2017 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
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The land
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon 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 D
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- Floor area
- 76 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 250 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
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolSecondary · 382 m · School remains Good
- Wychall Primary SchoolPrimary · 554 m · Standards maintained
- Fairway Primary AcademyPrimary · 569 m · Requires improvement
- Kings Norton Nursery SchoolNursery · 636 m · School remains Outstanding
- King Edward VI King's Norton School for BoysSecondary · 954 m · Good
- Kings Norton Primary SchoolPrimary · 998 m · Not judged
- Penny Tree School1027 m
- West Heath Primary SchoolPrimary · 1308 m · Standards maintained
- Ark Kings AcademyAll-through · 1374 m · Good
- Kings Norton Girls' SchoolSecondary · 1461 m · Standards maintained
- St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1476 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 124
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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
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Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
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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
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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