30 Overton Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 16.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £305,000.
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30 Overton Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.
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30 Overton Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 3 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 3 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 30 Overton Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,315
Street avg £2,487
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Park Grove — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of orangery
5 July 2019Most recent
£305,000
+38.6%over 3 years7 January 2016
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1QL: £330,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
B46 1ER
Closest school
0.7 km
Water Orton Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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