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Get started5 Amherst Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 2LH). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
5 Amherst Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Amherst Avenue has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
Retention of outbuilding to rear.
5 Amherst Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On habitable rooms, 5 Amherst Avenue stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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
1.4 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear.
4 more applications for this property
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Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 2LH: £142,500 (2025–2000).
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
B20 2PB
Hamstead (Birmingham) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cherry Orchard Primary School. 51 schools nearby.