8 Cowley Drive, Birmingham, B27 6SJ
About 8 Cowley Drive
8 Cowley Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B27 6SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £332,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Cowley Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cowley Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Council
- Yardley
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/06536/PA
- Mar 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory
- Council
- Yardley
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2005/00635/PA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Cowley Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Cowley Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£332,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£332,000
+348.6%over 24 years26 March 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 6SJ: £188,500 (2022–2012).
Versus other Cowley Drive homes
On epc rating, 8 Cowley Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,018
Street avg £3,300
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.3 km
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School. 46 schools nearby.
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