124a, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
About 124a
124a is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 90.6% above the 2019 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm. Sold October 2019 for £385,000.
Energy performance
124a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
124a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
124a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 17 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£385,000
+32.8%over 16 years10 February 2003
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BP: £410,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in B72 1BP
124c, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Apr 2024
£535,000128 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Sept 2022
£410,000146 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Apr 2017
£340,000138 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Jul 2016
£304,000124 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Feb 2016
£426,000
Versus other Penns Lane homes
124a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,734
Street avg £2,630
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Penns Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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