283 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
About 283 Orphanage Road
283 Orphanage Road is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 42.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.
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Energy performance
283 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
283 Orphanage Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and side extension, steps and raised patio
- Council
- Erdington, Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/02320/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2016Most recent
£235,000
+100.0%over 15 years30 May 2001
£117,500
+61.0%over 4 years25 November 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BH: £308,500 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in B72 1BH
310 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Aug 2023
£535,000296 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Dec 2021
£205,000301 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Dec 2020
£355,000312 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Dec 2018
£308,500308 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Oct 2015
£267,500
Versus other Orphanage Road homes
On epc rating, 283 Orphanage Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,831
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Yenton Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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