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Get started21 Hobart Croft is a detached house in Birmingham (B7 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 12.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 37.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £90,000 in January 2020.
A HMO conversion application was refused at 21 Hobart Croft in 2025.
Change of use from flat (Use Class C3) to 3-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
21 Hobart Croft changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 1 year.
£90,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 1 year.
EPC Rating for 21 Hobart Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Duddeston Rail Station — railway station.
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from 2 bed to 3 bed flats (Use Class C4)
24 January 2020Most recent
£90,000
+12.4%30 August 2019
£80,100
Median price across the last 4 sales in B7 4JN: £135,250 (2018–2004).
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Closest school
0.1 km
St Matthew's CofE Primary School. 67 schools nearby.
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