326 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
About 326 Orphanage Road
326 Orphanage Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 45.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 133% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
326 Orphanage Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side & rear extension, single storey rear extension, single storey side/rear garage extension, installation of dormer windows to front and side and juliette balconies to rear
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Reference
- 2015/05499/PA
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Sales history & valuation
326 Orphanage Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 May 2015Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BE: £375,000 (2021–2008).
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
£375,000311 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Nov 2013
£385,000305 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BE
Sold Aug 2008
£299,950
Versus other Orphanage Road homes
326 Orphanage Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £2,336
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 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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