163 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
About 163 Penns Lane
163 Penns Lane is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 52.4% above the 2016 sale of £290,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
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Energy performance
163 Penns Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
163 Penns Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retention and alterations to single storey rear canopy extension to rear
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/09724/PA
- Apr 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to front garage and porch
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2017/02090/PA
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Sales history & valuation
163 Penns Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2016Most recent
£290,000
26 February 2016
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BN: £313,000 (2016–2001).
Nearby sales in B72 1BN
165 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
Sold May 2016
£490,000167 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
Sold Apr 2016
£490,000157 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
Sold Mar 2014
£313,000159 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
Sold Oct 2000
£130,000161 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BN
Sold Sept 1997
£105,000
Versus other Penns Lane homes
163 Penns Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,180
Street avg £2,903
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Penns Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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