5 Dorset Cottages, Ash Tree Road, Birmingham, B30 2JJ
About 5 Dorset Cottages
5 Dorset Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 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
5 Dorset Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B30 2JJ: £174,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in B30 2JJ
Versus other Ash Tree Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Dorset Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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