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Get started5 Lime Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B29 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 104.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £250,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
A HMO conversion application was refused at 5 Lime Avenue in 2022.
Change of use from 3-bed HMO (Use Class C4) to 5-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
5 Lime Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.
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On epc rating, 5 Lime Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,874
Street avg £2,634
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Selly Oak Rail Station — railway station.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Variation of Condition number 3 (three persons' occupancy) attached to previous planning application 2020/09687/PA to change maximum number of occupancies from 3 to 4 people
3 more applications for this property
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18 January 2021Most recent
£250,000
+455.6%over 22 years1 October 1998
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B29 7AJ: £450,000 (2023–2017).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Closest school
0.2 km
Tiverton Academy. 40 schools nearby.