1 Lower Hill Cottage, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
About 1 Lower Hill Cottage
1 Lower Hill Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Frankley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 1113.3% above the 1997 sale of £22,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 90.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Lower Hill Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Second storey bedroom extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2006/1125
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Lower Hill Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
1 Lower Hill Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£22,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 January 1997Most recent
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B32 4BB: £295,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in B32 4BB
8 Lower Hill Farm, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
Sold Sept 2024
£295,0006 Lower Hill Farm, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
Sold Jul 2024
£335,0009 Lower Hill Farm, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
Sold Jul 2021
£2,5007 Lower Hill Farm, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
Sold Dec 2020
£322,5003 Lower Hill Farm, Pound Lane, Frankley, Birmingham, B32 4BB
Sold Mar 2019
£146,000
Everything we know about 1 Lower Hill Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Pound Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Lower Hill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£203
Street avg £4,167
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Church Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.