1 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
About 1 Cropthorne Drive
1 Cropthorne Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 26.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in March 2019.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Cropthorne Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cropthorne Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Agent
- E.D ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00414/FUL
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
- Agent
- E.D. Architecture LTD
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00766/FUL
What's in 1 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cropthorne Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 2019Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5PZ: £271,500 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in B47 5PZ
2 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Nov 2024
£340,0008 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Feb 2016
£305,0006 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Dec 2012
£269,0007 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Nov 2010
£249,9503 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Jun 2006
£278,500
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Versus other Cropthorne Drive homes
On price per m², 1 Cropthorne Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,869
Street avg £2,744
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Trueman's Heath Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Coppice Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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