316 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
About 316 Orphanage Road
316 Orphanage Road is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 250.8% above the 2001 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 64.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
316 Orphanage Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
316 Orphanage Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and detached garage to rear
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/04217/PA
- Apr 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear and forward extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2002/01075/PA
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Sales history & valuation
316 Orphanage Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 5 years.
£132,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2001Most recent
£132,000
+74.8%over 4 years26 August 1996
£75,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BE: £375,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in B72 1BE
318 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Mar 2021
£400,000307 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Oct 2020
£356,000303 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Jun 2020
£375,000326 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold May 2015
£335,000311 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Nov 2013
£385,000
Versus other Orphanage Road homes
On price per m², 316 Orphanage Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£714
Street avg £2,702
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wylde Green Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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