237 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HF
About 237 Alcester Road
237 Alcester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 70).
It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 217.6% above the 2001 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 54% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
237 Alcester Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
237 Alcester Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- B/2005/0856
What's in 237 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
237 Alcester Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2001Most recent
£182,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HF: £287,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in B47 5HF
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Versus other Alcester Road homes
On price per m², 237 Alcester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,230
Street avg £4,160
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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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