17 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
About 17 Bittell Lane
17 Bittell Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 is 25.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
17 Bittell Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
17 Bittell Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 17 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0584
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 17 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2016Most recent
£645,000
+15.2%over 1 year15 July 2015
£560,000
+152.3%over 15 years16 November 1999
£222,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8NS: £750,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in B45 8NS
12 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
Sold Dec 2023
£550,00020 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
Sold Dec 2023
£915,0006 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
Sold Dec 2020
£750,0003a, Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
Sold Sept 2019
£660,00018 Bittell Lane, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NS
Sold May 2019
£785,000
Versus other Bittell Lane homes
On epc rating, 17 Bittell Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,778
Street avg £4,048
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sandhills Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Andrew's CofE First School. 5 schools nearby.
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