281 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
About 281 Alcester Road
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
281 Alcester Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
281 Alcester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 March 2011Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HJ: £230,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B47 5HJ
313 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
Sold Aug 2025
£230,500303 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
Sold May 2024
£245,000297 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
Sold Mar 2023
£200,000299 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
Sold Dec 2022
£230,000293 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HJ
Sold Feb 2021
£211,000
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Versus other Alcester Road homes
On epc rating, 281 Alcester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,046
Street avg £2,611
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Silver Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woodrush High School. 9 schools nearby.
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