What kind of home is 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU is a 5-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

When did 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU last change hands?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU last sold for £610,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £410,000 in June 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

Across 2 sales between June 2006 and April 2021, 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU rose from £410,000 to £610,000, a change of £200,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (1,755 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B17 8EU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU use?

The latest EPC at 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU had any planning applications?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU has council approval for an extension granted in October 2006 under ref. 2006/03669/PA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU in?

17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B17 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

Police records around 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU show an average of 11 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (337% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

The closest primary school to 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU is Bearwood Primary School (378m), one of 42 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is George Dixon Academy (593m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU?

The closest rail stop to 17 Cardinal Close, B17 8EU is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, 2.1km away. The nearest underground option is Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro), 2.8km away.

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17 Cardinal Close, Birmingham, B17 8EU

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

163 m²

1755 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Cardinal Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Cardinal Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 8EU). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £610,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Cardinal Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Cardinal Close, Birmingham, B17 8EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Cardinal Close has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 17 Cardinal Close, Birmingham, B17 8EU

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Oct 2006
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Erection of conservatory
Council
Edgbaston
Extension
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
2006/03669/PA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 17 Cardinal Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£621,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£610,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

29 April 2021Most recent
£610,000
+48.8%over 14 years
18 June 2006
£410,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 8EU: £480,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in B17 8EU

On the street

Versus other Cardinal Close homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Cardinal Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,742

Street avg £2,568

Strongly above

Floor Area

163 m²

Street avg 157 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

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Area

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Full Birmingham report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

11/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.1 km

Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Bearwood Primary School. 53 schools nearby.

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