Hawthorn Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DG
About Hawthorn Cottage
Hawthorn Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 134 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £687,000 is 23.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £555,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
2 storey extension and single storey double garage - resubmission of B/2003/1133
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2003/1548
- Oct 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and single storey link-attached garage to side.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2003/1133
What's in Hawthorn 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£687,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2020Most recent
£555,000
+226.5%over 17 years5 August 2002
£170,000
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
£425,000Green 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
Hawthorn Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,142
Street avg £4,607
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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
0.6 km
Pack Horse Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Woodrush High School. 16 schools nearby.
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