97 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BJ

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 £455,000 sits 137% 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. At 121 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.