223 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HF
About 223 Alcester Road
223 Alcester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 108.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £575,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
223 Alcester Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
223 Alcester Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2018ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear
- Agent
- proserve survey ltd
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01421/FUL
- Mar 2013PorchFullIn report
Proposed two storey extension at the rear and a single storey extension to the side with a new pitched roof over the existing garage and porch.
- Agent
- David Sage
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0005
What's in 223 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 223 Alcester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 9 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£575,000
+130.0%over 8 years29 November 2012
£249,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HF: £287,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in B47 5HF
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Versus other Alcester Road homes
On price per m², 223 Alcester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,275
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shawhurst Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodrush High School. 12 schools nearby.
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