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188 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 188 Alcester Road

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

188 Alcester Road is a detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 26.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 98 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 30 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2019. Last sale on file: £365,000 in December 2020.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 188 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Refurbishment to existing cottage and construct two storey rear extension

    Agent
    Blenheim Architectural Services
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    19/00886/FUL
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What's in 188 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£462,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£365,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 December 2020Most recent

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HQ: £370,000 (2023–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Alcester Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

188 Alcester Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,724

Street avg £2,723

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£456k

1 Coppice Gardens, Hollywood

B47 5JJ

4 bed2 bath
£444k

1 Beech Tree Cottage, Packhorse Lane, Hollywood

B47 5DG

£441k

1 Arden Road, Hollywood

B47 5DJ

£514k

1 Chesterwood, Hollywood

B47 5EN

4 bed1 bath
£413k

1 Burford Road, Hollywood

B47 5EH

£410k

1 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood

B47 5PZ

3 bed2 bath
£390k

1 Alfreda Avenue, Hollywood

B47 5BP

4 bed
£557k

1 Cherry Walk, Hollywood

B47 5RL

4 bed2 bath
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.
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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Shawhurst Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Woodrush High School. 10 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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