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1 Oakdene Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8LQ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
185 m²
1991 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Oakdene Drive

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

1 Oakdene Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 185 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £735,000 in November 2020.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble, Detached
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Oakdene Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 1 Oakdene Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8LQ

2decisions2extensions42documents2nearby
  1. Dec 2010
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey front extensions to form new garage and enlarged entrance hall, conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation, single storey rear extension to form garden room and enlarged kitchen (as amended by drawings 559 and 559.BP).

    Extension
    Documents
    30 docs on file
    Reference
    10/0965
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision

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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 1999.

Current estimate

£868,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£735,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2020Most recent

    £735,000

    +219.6%over 21 years

  2. 4 May 1999

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8LQ: £385,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other Oakdene Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Oakdene Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,973

Street avg £2,991

Strongly above

Floor Area

185 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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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.
Full Birmingham report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cherry Hill Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Andrew's CofE First School. 5 schools nearby.

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