Green Acre, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
About Green Acre
Green Acre is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1155 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £890,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,037,000 is 16.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£771/sq ft) was about 255.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Green Acre 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Green Acre has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2024Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use to a mixed use comprising a childminding business and residential dwelling and the stationing of a portacabin to be used in connection with the childminding business following the demolition of a detached garage (Retrospective)
- Agent
- Fernhurst Design Ltd
Retrospective- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00816/FUL
- Aug 2012ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension to house
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0625
What's in Green Acre, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Green Acre was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,037,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
£890,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2019Most recent
£890,000
+4.7%over 2 years11 April 2017
£850,000
+27.8%over 6 years7 April 2011
£665,000
+168.1%over 8 years4 February 2003
£248,000
-6.4%over 6 years29 November 1996
£265,000
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
£425,0001 May Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Mar 2021
£425,000Hawthorn Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Feb 2020
£555,0001 Beech Tree Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
Sold Aug 2006
£289,950
Everything we know about Green Acre, 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 Packhorse Lane homes
On price per m², Green Acre stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,297
Street avg £3,776
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Pack Horse Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Woodrush High School. 16 schools nearby.
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