194 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
About 194 Alcester Road
194 Alcester Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014. Across 2013–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 48.2% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
194 Alcester Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
194 Alcester Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2012FullIn report
Amendments to Plots 3 & 4 of new build development extending over garage to form ensuite of main bedroom.
- Agent
- Karl Grace Design Ltd
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0535
- Jul 2012AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning approval 10/0426 (Proposed erection of four dwellings). Feature brickwork, framing the dormers with timber boarding, position of front door on the principal elevation and a window on the first floor side elevation
- Agent
- Karl Grace Design
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0534
What's in 194 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
194 Alcester Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 1 year.
£312,500
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 January 2014Most recent
£312,500
+9.6%over 6 months25 July 2013
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HQ: £370,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in B47 5HQ
218 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
Sold Aug 2023
£355,000226a, Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
Sold Jul 2023
£370,000210 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
Sold May 2023
£500,000212 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
Sold Mar 2023
£455,000206 Alcester Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HQ
Sold Jul 2022
£310,000
Everything we know about 194 Alcester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Alcester Road homes
194 Alcester Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,315
Street avg £2,797
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
0.5 km
Woodrush High School. 10 schools nearby.
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