1 Halfway Close, Birmingham, B44 8JL
About 1 Halfway Close
1 Halfway Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B44 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 69.4% above the 2013 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Halfway Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Halfway Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single-storey side extension
- Council
- Perry Barr
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/06454/PA
- Sept 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Retention of conservatory to rear
- Council
- Perry Barr
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/05423/PA
What's in 1 Halfway Close, Birmingham, B44 8JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Halfway Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 17 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2013Most recent
£180,000
+13.2%over 8 years24 March 2005
£159,000
-14.1%20 October 2004
£185,000
+95.8%over 8 years30 May 1996
£94,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B44 8JL: £175,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in B44 8JL
Versus other Halfway Close homes
On price per m², 1 Halfway Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,579
Street avg £2,499
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
2.1 km
Perry Barr Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenholm Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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