6 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BN
About 6 Dark Lane
6 Dark Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 15.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 98.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £560,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Summer houseYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
6 Dark Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Refurbishment of the existing office unit and extension to the side to form a new store/WC
- Agent
- Why Move Improve
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00159/FUL
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Amendment to B/2005/1049: Addition of first floor to part of ground floor extension, use of approved garage as sitting room and changes to fenestration detail and footpath crossing.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2006/0289
What's in 6 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Dark Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 20 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2020Most recent
£560,000
+250.0%over 20 years29 June 2000
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5BN: £290,000 (2021–2006).
Everything we know about 6 Dark Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
6 Dark Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,544
Street avg £3,172
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dark Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hollywood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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