36 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
About 36 Dark Lane
36 Dark Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 25.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 98 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 17 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £322,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 36 Dark Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Amendment to approval 22/00721/FUL. Incorporating hip to gable roof and rear dormer to the existing (LDC 23/00457/CPL). Two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension
- Agent
- BIG.SMALL.SPACE
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01068/FUL
- May 2023Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Hip to gable roof with rear dormer window
- Agent
- BIG.SMALL.SPACE
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00457/CPL
What's in 36 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 9 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2022Most recent
£322,500
+57.3%over 8 years9 May 2013
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5BT: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B47 5BT
16 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
Sold Sept 2025
£570,00078 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
Sold Mar 2025
£440,00076 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
Sold Jan 2024
£454,00044 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
Sold May 2023
£450,00060 Dark Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5BT
Sold Mar 2022
£405,000
Everything we know about 36 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
On floor area, 36 Dark Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,291
Street avg £2,777
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dark Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Coppice Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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