1 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
About 1 Reservoir Road
1 Reservoir Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £651,750. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Reservoir Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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
1 Reservoir Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Reservoir Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£646,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
£651,750
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2022Most recent
£651,750
+71.5%over 7 years23 October 2014
£380,000
+1.9%over 4 years27 November 2009
£373,000
+6.6%over 3 years13 July 2006
£350,000
+10.2%over 3 years5 March 2003
£317,500
+119.0%over 5 years25 September 1997
£145,000
+16.0%over 2 years29 June 1995
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B45 8PJ: £610,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B45 8PJ
11 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
Sold Aug 2025
£725,00043 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
Sold Jul 2025
£610,00039 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
Sold Apr 2023
£520,00051 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
Sold Jan 2023
£540,00045 Reservoir Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PJ
Sold Nov 2021
£650,000
Versus other Reservoir Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Reservoir Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,023
Street avg £3,276
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Reservoir Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery. 13 schools nearby.
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