8 Central Grove, Birmingham, B27 7BY
About 8 Central Grove
8 Central Grove is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B27 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £155,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Central Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
8 Central Grove saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 5 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2021Most recent
£155,000
+14.8%over 4 years1 May 2017
£135,000
+42.1%over 7 months13 October 2016
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B27 7BY: £140,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in B27 7BY
Versus other Central Grove homes
8 Central Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,627
Street avg £2,179
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Acocks Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Oaklands Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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