What kind of home is 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD last sold for £430,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B17 8SD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD use?

The latest EPC at 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD 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 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD in?

12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B17 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

Police records around 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD 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 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

The closest primary school to 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD is Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School (291m), one of 34 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (948m), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD?

The closest rail stop to 12 Cockthorpe Close, B17 8SD is University Rail Station, 3.0km away.

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12 Cockthorpe Close, Birmingham, B17 8SD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Cockthorpe Close

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

12 Cockthorpe Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 8SD). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 128 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 8 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 29.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £430,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes
Summer houseYes

Building

Period featuresYes
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.

12 Cockthorpe Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Cockthorpe Close, Birmingham, B17 8SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Cockthorpe Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

16 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£556,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£430,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 February 2020Most recent
£430,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 8SD: £363,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in B17 8SD

On the street

Versus other Cockthorpe Close homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 12 Cockthorpe Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,359

Street avg £3,079

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

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

3.0 km

University Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School. 46 schools nearby.

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