17 Cedars Avenue, Birmingham, B27 6JL
About 17 Cedars Avenue
17 Cedars Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B27 6JL). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. At 302 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 146.7% above the 2010 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
17 Cedars Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Cedars Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/07117/PA
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/00684/PA
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Cedars Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 7 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2010Most recent
£150,000
+11.1%over 6 years9 December 2003
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 6JL: £145,000 (2018–2000).
Versus other Cedars Avenue homes
17 Cedars Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£497
Street avg £1,501
Floor Area
302 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.0 km
Cedars Academy. 52 schools nearby.
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