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18 Orchard Croft, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NH

2 planning records

Estimated value

£642,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£562,000)+14%
  • Against B45 8NH's recent median (£495,000)+30%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£642,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£562,000)+14%
  • Against B45 8NH's recent median (£495,000)+30%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Orchard Croft is modelled from its 173 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B45 8NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    173 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in B45 8NH

    5 sales, median £495,000 (2025–2022)

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SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 September 2021Most recent

    £562,000

    +33.8%over 9 years

  2. 20 March 2012

    £420,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8NH: £495,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 18 Orchard Croft

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

18 Orchard Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8NH). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £562,000. 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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  • 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.

18 Orchard Croft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 December 2030

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Orchard Croft, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

2 applications on record at 18 Orchard Croft, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NH

2decisions38documents2nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
  1. May 2010
    SubdivisionFull
    Outcome in report

    Subdivision of rear garden to no 18 Orchard Croft and construction of 3 bed detached two storey dwelling (As amended by plans received 07/05/2010)

    Documents
    38 docs on file
    Reference
    10/0244
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Croft homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 18 Orchard Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,249

Street avg £3,827

Below

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Below
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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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

217/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Poplar Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

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

Nearest schools

  • St Andrew's CofE First SchoolPrimary138m
  • Crown Meadow First School & NurseryPrimary1.9km
  • Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolSecondary1.9km
  • Lickey Hills Primary School and NurseryPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Poplar DriveBus stop153m
  • Sandhills RoadBus stop221m
  • Sandhills RoadBus stop274m
  • Barnt Green Rail StationRailway station323m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,351 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour363 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson258 reports8%
  • Shoplifting225 reports7%

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Orchard Croft is modelled from its 173 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B45 8NH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 18 Orchard Croft. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Orchard Croft was lodged in December 2020 at band D and is valid until December 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 18 Orchard Croft. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from B45 8NH, not by walking route.
Council tax band
18 Orchard Croft is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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