59 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
About 59 Penns Lane
59 Penns Lane is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since August 2001 — that's 25 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. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 sits 161.8% above the 2001 sale of £357,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
59 Penns Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 March 2035
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Planning history
59 Penns Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 59 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
- Sept 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Erection of two storey front extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/05572/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMar 2019Decision
- ExtensionApr 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
59 Penns Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£357,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 2001Most recent
£357,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BJ: £608,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B72 1BJ
87 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
Sold Mar 2025
£608,00063 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
Sold Oct 2023
£810,00065 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
Sold Sept 2023
£815,000103 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
Sold Mar 2021
£475,00061 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
Sold May 2020
£640,250
Versus other Penns Lane homes
On floor area, 59 Penns Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,329
Street avg £2,868
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
114/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Penns Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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