299 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH
About 299 Orphanage Road
299 Orphanage Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1694 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 sits 58.1% above the 2011 sale of £272,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
299 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 299 Orphanage Road.
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two-storey side extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2005/01863/PA
- Jan 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Retention of rear conservatory and erection of single storey side extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2002/06410/PA
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Sales history & valuation
299 Orphanage Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 13 years.
£272,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2011Most recent
£272,000
-6.2%over 3 years3 October 2007
£290,000
+16.0%over 2 years25 February 2005
£250,000
+123.2%over 6 years17 June 1998
£112,000
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
299 Orphanage Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,728
Street avg £2,766
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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