2 New Cottage is a semi-detached house in Coleshill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B46 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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2 New Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2023
2 New Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
2 New Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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EPC Rating for 2 New Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 216 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Griffin Inn — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 4 sales in B46 2LA: £596,500 (2019–2001).
The Old Vicarage Shawbury Lane Shustoke Coleshill Birmingham
Sold Feb 2019
Elmcote Shawbury Lane Shustoke Coleshill Birmingham
Sold Sept 2008
The Highlands Shawbury Lane Shustoke Coleshill Birmingham
Sold Oct 2003
The Flower Patch Shawbury Lane Shustoke Coleshill Birmingham
Sold Jan 2001
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
B46 2AR
Closest school
1.2 km
Shustoke CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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