3 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
About 3 Dark Lane
3 Dark Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 867 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 67.5% above the 2010 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
3 Dark Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2012PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Demolition of existing outbuildings and side veranda; Construction of new single-storey rear and two storey part side extension; Construction of second floor side extension over existing garage and construction of new front porch.
- Agent
- PLANSBUILD
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0385
What's in 3 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Dark Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2010Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5BS: £435,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in B47 5BS
7 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Aug 2023
£420,00011 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Jun 2021
£435,00015 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Apr 2021
£460,00019 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Feb 2020
£495,00023 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BS
Sold Oct 2016
£302,001
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Versus other Dark Lane homes
On epc rating, 3 Dark Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,484
Street avg £3,092
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
Coppice Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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