8 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
About 8 Cropthorne Drive
8 Cropthorne Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Hollywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B47 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 43% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 40.1% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Cropthorne Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cropthorne Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Cropthorne Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 14 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2016Most recent
£305,000
+12.3%over 1 year4 December 2014
£271,500
+20.7%over 12 years23 July 2002
£225,000
+26.4%over 7 months12 December 2001
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B47 5PZ: £269,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in B47 5PZ
2 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Nov 2024
£340,0001 Cropthorne Drive, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5PZ
Sold Mar 2019
£325,0006 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 epc rating, 8 Cropthorne Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,933
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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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