2a, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
About 2a
2a is an end-of-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 92 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 25 July 2028
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2a, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
- Dec 2006Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from retail shop (Use Class A1) to form estate agents (Use Class A2)
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/06763/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseNov 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BD: £265,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B72 1BD
50 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
Sold Jun 2025
£276,0004 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
Sold Apr 2025
£220,0008 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
Sold Jan 2025
£185,00060 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
Sold May 2024
£297,00052 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD
Sold Jun 2023
£265,000
Versus other Penns Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, 2a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
114/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wylde Green Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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