2 Douglas Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EN
About 2 Douglas Avenue
2 Douglas Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Douglas Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Douglas Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension
- Council
- Hodge Hill
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/05422/PA
- Sept 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension
- Council
- Hodge Hill
- Reference
- 2000/02962/PA
What's in 2 Douglas Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Douglas Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
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 8EN: £317,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B36 8EN
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Versus other Douglas Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 2 Douglas Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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
1.4 km
Stechford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hodge Hill Primary School. 47 schools nearby.
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