5 Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7TH

5 Fox Hollies Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 7TH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a balcony and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 183.6% above the 2009 sale of £101,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 48.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.