1 Firs Farm Drive, Birmingham, B36 8DA
About 1 Firs Farm Drive
1 Firs Farm Drive is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Firs Farm Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of single-storey side and rear garage extension
- Council
- Hodge Hill
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/00852/PA
What's in 1 Firs Farm Drive, Birmingham, B36 8DA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Firs Farm Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
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 8DA: £100,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in B36 8DA
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Versus other Firs Farm Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Firs Farm Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
2.0 km
Stechford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Firs Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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