1 Hargrave Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Water Orton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 78.8% above the 2006 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Planning history at 1 Hargrave Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Remove T1 Horse Chestnut tree
1 Hargrave Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 7 years.
£249,995
Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 7 years.
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On price per m², 1 Hargrave Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,968
Street avg £2,939
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hargrave Close — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Works to trees protected by a tree preservation order - Crown reduce T1 (Horse Chestnut Tree) by upto 2.5m all over. The intended height will be approximately 12m and 6m spread after.
Full planning data for 1 Hargrave Close, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1QR
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
31 March 2006Most recent
£249,995
+99.2%over 6 years23 September 1999
£125,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B46 1QR: £282,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
B46 1BP
Closest school
0.5 km
Water Orton Primary School. 13 schools nearby.