40 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
About 40 High House Drive
40 High House Drive is a detached house in Lickey, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £865,000 is 19.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £725,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
40 High House Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
40 High House Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£865,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£725,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8ET: £710,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B45 8ET
44 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
Sold Mar 2025
£957,50011 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
Sold Nov 2023
£590,00025 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
Sold Dec 2022
£605,95036 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
Sold Nov 2020
£710,0007 High House Drive, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8ET
Sold Jan 2020
£450,000
Versus other High House Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 40 High House Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,033
Street avg £3,199
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lickey Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
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