3 Dorset Cottages, Ash Tree Road, Birmingham, B30 2JJ
About 3 Dorset Cottages
3 Dorset Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in July 2001. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 214.7% above the 2001 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 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
3 Dorset Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 6 years.
£68,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2001Most recent
£68,000
+48.0%over 4 years3 July 1997
£45,950
+5.6%over 1 year26 January 1996
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 2JJ: £174,000 (2020–2008).
Versus other Ash Tree Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Dorset Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£883
Street avg £2,340
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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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