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.
63 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JP
Last sale£139,950May 2015 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Birmingham semi-detached prices£244,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DNov 2010
MapN ↑116 m ↔
Before you offer
2 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.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk 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 semi-detached prices
£244,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | £139,950 | Semi-detached | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £248,500 · 2 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR | Jun 2026 | £272,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 16 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR | Jan 2026 | £263,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 21 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JP | Oct 2025 | £257,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 85 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JP | Sep 2025 | £228,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 8 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR | Sep 2025 | £307,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 45 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JP | Aug 2025 | £247,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 42 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JR | Jul 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 11 Somercotes Road, Birmingham, B42 2JP | May 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
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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 D
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
- 69 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 300+ mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Some double glazing
- 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
- Glenmead Primary SchoolPrimary · 164 m · Good
- Perry Beeches Nursery SchoolNursery · 474 m · Not judged
- Beeches Primary SchoolPrimary · 482 m · School remains Good
- Priestley Smith School482 m · Standards maintained
- Barr View Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary · 524 m · School remains Good
- Arena AcademySecondary · 524 m · Not judged
- Fortis AcademySecondary · 667 m · Good
- Greenholm Primary SchoolPrimary · 697 m · School remains Good
- Goodway Nursery SchoolNursery · 916 m · Standards maintained
- Maryvale Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1044 m · Good
- Calshot Primary SchoolPrimary · 1160 m · School remains Good
- Cardinal Wiseman Catholic SchoolSecondary · 1243 m · School remains Good
- Kingsthorne Primary SchoolPrimary · 1323 m · School remains Good
- Aspire AP School 21330 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 68
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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.
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
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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