Japonica Cottage is a semi-detached house in Coleshill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 11% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 80% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against Japonica Cottage, Gilson Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1LL. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 18 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 18 years.
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On years held, Japonica Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,261
Street avg £3,080
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gilson Hall — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
7 April 2016Most recent
£300,000
+257.1%over 16 years30 November 1999
£84,000
-6.7%over 1 year28 August 1998
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1LL: £371,570 (2016–2015).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
B46 1PG
Closest school
0.9 km
High Meadow Community School. 14 schools nearby.