3 Old Croft Lane, Birmingham, B36 0AR
About 3 Old Croft Lane
3 Old Croft Lane is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 161 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey rear dining room with bedroom over extension, a single storey side/ rear kitchen, utility, storeroom and bathroom extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2009/00829/FULL
- Mar 2001Loft ConversionFullIn report
Side and rear dormers to loft conversion
- Reference
- PL/2001/00635/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Old Croft Lane
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Old Croft Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£406,000
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 B36 0AR: £292,500 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in B36 0AR
Everything we know about 3 Old Croft Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Old Croft Lane homes
3 Old Croft Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Lea Hall Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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