293 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
About 293 Orphanage Road
293 Orphanage Road is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Jun 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension, first floor rear extension, and rear conservatory.
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/02602/PA
- Dec 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension and rear conservatory
- Council
- Erdington
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/06831/PA
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Sales history & valuation
293 Orphanage Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£392,000
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 1BH: £308,500 (2023–2016).
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
£308,500283 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
Sold Aug 2016
£235,000
Versus other Orphanage Road homes
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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