2 Dorset Cottages, Ash Tree Road, Birmingham, B30 2JJ
About 2 Dorset Cottages
2 Dorset Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Sold June 2020 for £174,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 31% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 111.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 Dorset Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
16applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Dorset Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 22 years.
£174,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2020Most recent
£174,000
+33.3%over 12 years10 June 2008
£130,500
+63.2%over 5 years27 August 2002
£79,950
+99.9%over 4 years19 May 1998
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 2JJ: £144,950 (2020–2002).
Versus other Ash Tree Road homes
On years held, 2 Dorset Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,148
Street avg £1,918
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Bournville Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Stirchley Primary School. 49 schools nearby.
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