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Get started8 College Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B20 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 2005–2014, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with Birmingham's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 71.3% above the 2014 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 7 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 College Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Floor Area for 8 College Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,292
Street avg £1,388
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.7 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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23 July 2014Most recent
£115,000
-5.3%over 6 years31 July 2007
£121,500
+5.7%over 2 years11 March 2005
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 2JA: £123,000 (2023–2006).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
B20 2LX
Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy. 46 schools nearby.
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