293a, Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
About 293a
293a 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.
Held since December 1996 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 sits 461.6% above the 1996 sale of £68,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of first floor extension to provide additional first floor accommodation including increase in roof height, front dormer window and single storey forward extension - Amended elevation plans.
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/03574/PA
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Sales history & valuation
293a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,200
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 1996Most recent
£68,200
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
293a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£741
Street avg £2,848
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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