What type of property is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH sell for?

301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH last sold for £355,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £71,000 in August 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

Across 3 sales between August 1995 and December 2020, 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH rose from £71,000 to £355,000, a change of £284,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

The current EPC rating for 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH heated?

The latest EPC at 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH is in council tax band D.

Where is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH located?

301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH sits in Sutton Coldfield. It falls within the B72 postcode district.

Is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH in a safe area?

Police records around 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

The closest primary school to 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH is Yenton Primary School (476m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Edmund Campion Catholic School (679m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH?

The closest rail stop to 301 Orphanage Road, B72 1BH is Chester Road Rail Station, 587m away. In total there are 4 rail stops within the surrounding area.

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301 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 301 Orphanage Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

301 Orphanage Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 13.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £355,000 in December 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

301 Orphanage Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 301 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

301 Orphanage Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

301 Orphanage Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£402,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£355,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

17 December 2020Most recent
£355,000
+163.1%over 21 years
17 August 1999
£134,950
+90.1%over 3 years
30 August 1995
£71,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BH: £267,500 (2023–2015).

Nearby sales in B72 1BH

On the street

Versus other Orphanage Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

301 Orphanage Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,989

Street avg £2,577

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 93 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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