5a, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
About 5a
5a is a detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8JE). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 173 m² it sits well below the postcode median (276 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5a 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
5a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£763,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8JE: £1,475,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B45 8JE
11a, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
Sold Jul 2024
£1,700,0007a, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
Sold Sept 2023
£1,475,0009a, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
Sold Dec 2021
£1,000,0001a, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
Sold Nov 2021
£1,200,000Helens Gate, Wellingtonia, Plymouth Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8JE
Sold Apr 2021
£2,250,000
Versus other Plymouth Road homes
5a is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 309 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cherry Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Andrew's CofE First School. 4 schools nearby.
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