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7 Ashmead Drive, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8AA

Extendable3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Ashmead Drive

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

7 Ashmead Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • LoftYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Ashmead Drive'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 03 Dec 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ashmead Drive, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Ashmead Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 7 Ashmead Drive, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8AA

2decisions2extensions8documents2nearby
  1. May 2019
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Single storey rear and single storey side extensions

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00406/CPL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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 grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£366,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 November 2021Most recent

    £335,000

    +63.4%over 7 years

  2. 6 April 2014

    £205,000

    +115.8%over 12 years

  3. 27 September 2001

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8AA: £365,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Ashmead Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Ashmead Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,991

Street avg £3,104

Below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
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Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Rednal Island — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Rednal Hill Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

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