97 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ
About 97 Penns Lane
97 Penns Lane is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1300 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 sits 151% above the 2002 sale of £192,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 44.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Energy performance
97 Penns Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2019
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 97 Penns Lane.
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/05945/PA
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Sales history & valuation
97 Penns Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 7 years.
£192,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2002Most recent
£192,000
+60.0%over 6 years27 September 1995
£120,000
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
97 Penns Lane is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,589
Street avg £2,923
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.8 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Penns Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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