Kingswood Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH
About Kingswood Cottage
Kingswood Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £417,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 11.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Kingswood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2005FullIn report
Replacement structure to form dining/sitting area at rear.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2005/1040
What's in Kingswood Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Kingswood Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£417,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2020Most recent
£417,000
+8.3%over 13 years30 August 2007
£384,950
+192.8%over 9 years19 May 1998
£131,478
+49.4%over 2 years20 December 1995
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5DH: £155,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in B47 5DH
1 Packhorse Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH
Sold Apr 2024
£245,000The Stable, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH
Sold Aug 2016
£15,000The Chimneys, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH
Sold Aug 2009
£660,0002 Packhorse Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5DH
Sold Jun 2005
£145,000
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Versus other Packhorse Lane homes
Price per m² for Kingswood Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,685
Street avg £2,205
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Pack Horse Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Coppice Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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