1Surface water flooding: High
Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.
Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
78 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AY
Last sale£89,000Apr 2000 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Birmingham terrace prices£406,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingHigh
EnergyEPC DJul 2013
MapN ↑116 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
3Uninsulated solid walls: 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.
＋ Rivers and sea flooding: 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 terrace prices
£406,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2000 | £89,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1ND | Jun 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 187 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1NA | Oct 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 187 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1NA | Oct 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 19 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AR | Jul 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 103 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1ND | Nov 2023 | £328,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 109 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1ND | Sep 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 92 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1AY | Aug 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 93 Grestone Avenue, Birmingham, B20 1ND | Jul 2023 | £335,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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The land
Surface water flooding: High
Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.
Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Rivers and sea flooding: 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
Uninsulated solid walls: 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
- 153 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
- 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
- Grestone AcademyPrimary · 277 m · Good
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 757 m · Good
- St John Wall Catholic SchoolSecondary · 923 m · Good
- King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' AcademySecondary · 972 m · Not judged
- Rookery SchoolPrimary · 992 m · Good
- Hamstead Hall AcademySecondary · 1161 m · Good
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1181 m · Standards maintained
- William Murdoch Primary SchoolPrimary · 1221 m · Good
- Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary · 1252 m · Good
- St James Church of England Primary School, HandsworthPrimary · 1450 m · School remains Good
- Hamilton School1482 m · Not judged
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 74
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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.
Compare survey levels →Questions for the agent
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.
- Uninsulated solid walls: 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?
- Surface water flooding: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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