230 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6EY
About 230 Douglas Road
230 Douglas Road is a semi-detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 260% above the 2001 sale of £65,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
230 Douglas Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side, single storey rear and single storey front extension
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2005/05908/PA
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Sales history & valuation
230 Douglas Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 4 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2001Most recent
£65,000
+34.4%over 3 years20 November 1997
£48,375
Median price across the last 4 sales in B27 6EY: £102,750 (2007–1996).
Versus other Douglas Road homes
230 Douglas Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Cedars Academy. 57 schools nearby.
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