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

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Orchard Croft

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

20 Orchard Croft is a three-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8NH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 24.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in June 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Orchard Croft, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20 Orchard Croft, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NH

1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2020
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two storey side extension, front porch extension, pitched roof to existing garage and internal alterations.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00945/FUL
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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.

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

Current estimate

£560,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£450,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2020Most recent

    £450,000

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

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.

Habitable Rooms for 20 Orchard Croft lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,114

Street avg £3,672

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par
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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£572k

1 Aero Way, Cofton Hackett

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£675k

1 Cleveland Drive, Barnt Green

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4 bed2 bath
£213k

1 Amroth Close, Rednal

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£427k

1 Arrow Drive, Cofton Hackett

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4 bed3 bath
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

0.2 km

Poplar Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

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

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FAQ

Common questions

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