5 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
About 5 Flax Close
5 Flax Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 89.1% above the 2005 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Flax Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Flax Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2005Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5HS: £180,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in B47 5HS
3 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
Sold Jan 2025
£235,0001 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
Sold Oct 2021
£220,0007 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
Sold Nov 2008
£160,0008 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
Sold Jan 2005
£128,0002 Flax Close, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5HS
Sold Dec 2002
£50,000
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Versus other Flax Close homes
5 Flax Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Simms Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodrush High School. 11 schools nearby.
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