17 Wideacre Drive, Birmingham, B44 8JE
About 17 Wideacre Drive
17 Wideacre Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B44 8JE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 43.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Wideacre Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Wideacre Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
17 Wideacre Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2017Most recent
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B44 8JE: £239,070 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in B44 8JE
Versus other Wideacre Drive homes
On epc rating, 17 Wideacre Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,206
Street avg £1,971
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Perry Barr Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenholm Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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