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281 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
684 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 1
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 281 Alcester Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

281 Alcester Road is an end-of-terrace house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 684 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since February 2011. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 64 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 69.2% above the 2011 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 16.4% 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

281 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2011from Feb 2011
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 281 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

281 Alcester Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

281 Alcester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£220,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£130,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 March 2011Most recent

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HJ: £230,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Alcester Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 281 Alcester Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,046

Street avg £2,611

Below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birmingham district page.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Silver Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Woodrush High School. 9 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 281 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.