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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£708,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£550,000)+29%
  • Against B45 8NQ's recent median (£555,000)+28%

Newest record on this page: February 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
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£708,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£550,000)+29%
  • Against B45 8NQ's recent median (£555,000)+28%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Poplar Drive is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B45 8NQ. 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

    140 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in B45 8NQ

    5 sales, median £555,000 (2025–2022)

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SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

8 Poplar Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 June 2016Most recent

    £550,000

    +50.7%over 8 years

  2. 21 May 2008

    £365,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • 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 8 Poplar Drive

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

8 Poplar Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 is 28.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).

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
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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 1 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

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

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

1decisions1extensions8documents2nearby
  1. Nov 2016
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Front of property

    Demolition of existing porch and erection of new porch with gable roof, extension of living room to front to form study and front canopy roof accross frontage.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    16/1009
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On the street

Versus other Poplar Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Poplar Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,929

Street avg £4,315

On par

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par
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

0.1 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 SchoolPrimary61m
  • Crown Meadow First School & NurseryPrimary2.0km
  • Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolSecondary2.0km
  • Lickey Hills Primary School and NurseryPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • Poplar DriveBus stop86m
  • Fiery Hill RoadBus stop286m
  • Sandhills RoadBus stop293m
  • Barnt Green Rail StationRailway station328m

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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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Poplar Drive is modelled from its 140 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B45 8NQ. 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 8 Poplar Drive. 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 8 Poplar Drive was lodged in February 2016 at band D and expired in March 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Poplar Drive. 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 8NQ, not by walking route.
Council tax band
8 Poplar Drive 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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