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Get started1 Saltley Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B24 8HG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 139.8% above the 2010 sale of £80,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 1 Saltley Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
Erection of 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 5 years.
£80,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 5 years.
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1 Saltley Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,019
Street avg £1,846
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Gravelly Hill Rail Station — railway station.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of 1no. self-build detached dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated works.
1 more application for this property
See the full planning history in the property report.
29 April 2010Most recent
£80,500
+20.1%over 4 years26 May 2005
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B24 8HG: £175,000 (2025–2002).
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Comparable sales, transport, crime, schools and more
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
B24 8JQ
Closest school
0.5 km
Erdington Hall Primary School. 51 schools nearby.