5 Forest Drive, Birmingham, B17 9HW
About 5 Forest Drive
5 Forest Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B17 9HW). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £409,950 in August 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 14.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 54.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Forest Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Forest Drive, Birmingham, B17 9HW
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear and single storey rear extension
- Council
- Edgbaston
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/03917/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Forest Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£409,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2020Most recent
£409,950
+83.8%over 3 years14 December 2016
£223,000
+4.4%over 10 months15 February 2016
£213,500
+25.6%over 2 years4 July 2013
£170,000
+12.6%over 9 years19 December 2003
£151,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B17 9HW: £140,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in B17 9HW
Versus other Forest Drive homes
On floor area, 5 Forest Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,761
Street avg £2,862
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
1.5 km
University Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chad Vale Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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