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17 Poplar Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
172 m²
1851 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Poplar Drive

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

17 Poplar Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £729,000 is 25.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £579,950 in March 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
  • Cul-de-sacYes
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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.

17 Poplar Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Poplar Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at 17 Poplar Drive.

1 application on record at 17 Poplar Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NQ

1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey

    Proposed two-storey front and side extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    22/01148/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

£729,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£579,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 March 2020Most recent

    £579,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8NQ: £555,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Poplar Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Poplar Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,372

Street avg £4,427

Strongly below

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 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
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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1 Bittell Road, Barnt Green

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1 Chestnut Drive, Cofton Hackett

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1 Bittell Court, Bittell Road, Barnt Green

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£989k

1 Cofton Church Lane, Cofton Hackett

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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

Poplar Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

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

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FAQ

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