36 Popes Lane, Birmingham, B30 1AY
About 36 Popes Lane
36 Popes Lane is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B30 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 31.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £150,000 in March 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Energy performance
36 Popes Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 36 Popes Lane was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2024Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to care home for one vulnerable child and two care staff (Use Class C2)
- Council
- Selly Oak
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/00495/PA
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Sales history & valuation
36 Popes Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 2023Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 1AY: £124,500 (2023–2005).
Versus other Popes Lane homes
On epc rating, 36 Popes Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Kings Norton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School. 47 schools nearby.
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