1 May Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
About 1 May Cottage
1 May Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 13.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 1 May Cottage.
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Studio Ruh
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00212/FUL
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey side and rear extension
- Agent
- Complete Design
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0859
What's in 1 May Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 May Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2021Most recent
£425,000
+338.1%over 18 years5 August 2002
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5DG: £425,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in B47 5DG
2 Beech Tree Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Sept 2023
£409,7502 May Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold May 2022
£425,000Hawthorn Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Feb 2020
£555,000Green Acre, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Jul 2019
£890,0001 Beech Tree Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Aug 2006
£289,950
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Versus other Packhorse Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 May Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,208
Street avg £4,594
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Pack Horse Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Woodrush High School. 16 schools nearby.
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