1 Otley Grove, Birmingham, B9 5UB
About 1 Otley Grove
1 Otley Grove is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B9 5UB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 91 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £165,000 in September 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 12.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
1 Otley Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 July 2035
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Planning history
1 Otley Grove has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Otley Grove, Birmingham, B9 5UB
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear and first floor side extensions
- Council
- Hodge Hill & Solihull North
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/06363/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Otley Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2025Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B9 5UB: £95,000 (2019–2003).
Versus other Otley Grove homes
Price per m² for 1 Otley Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,813
Street avg £1,190
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
220/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Stechford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School. 55 schools nearby.
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