72 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
About 72 Penns Lane
72 Penns Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 is 35.1% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
72 Penns Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
72 Penns Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/04353/PA
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Sales history & valuation
72 Penns Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 November 2016Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BL: £475,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in B72 1BL
100 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
Sold Mar 2025
£475,000116 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
Sold Sept 2024
£505,000110 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
Sold Apr 2022
£435,00086 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
Sold Jun 2021
£570,000104 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BL
Sold Apr 2021
£363,000
Versus other Penns Lane homes
On epc rating, 72 Penns Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,611
Street avg £2,925
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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. 34 schools nearby.
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