What kind of home is 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP last change hands?

12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP last sold for £250,000 in May 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £112,000 in September 1997, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 1997 and May 2010, 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP rose from £112,000 to £250,000, a change of £138,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

The current EPC rating for 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (996 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B36 9BP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP use?

The latest EPC at 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP in?

12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP sits in Birmingham. It falls within the B36 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

Police records around 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (90% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

The closest primary school to 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP is St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School (487m), one of 32 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hodge Hill Girls' School (1.8km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP?

The closest rail stop to 12 Castle Hills Drive, B36 9BP is Stechford Rail Station, 2.5km away.

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12 Castle Hills Drive, Birmingham, B36 9BP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

93 m²

996 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Castle Hills Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Castle Hills Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B36 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 996 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 62.4% above the 2010 sale of £250,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Castle Hills Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Castle Hills Drive, Birmingham, B36 9BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Castle Hills Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

13 May 2010Most recent
£250,000
+123.2%over 12 years
25 September 1997
£112,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B36 9BP: £425,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in B36 9BP

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On the street

Versus other Castle Hills Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Castle Hills Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,701

Street avg £2,692

On par

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

Full Birmingham report

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

Stechford Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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