138 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
About 138 Penns Lane
138 Penns Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 46.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
138 Penns Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
138 Penns Lane has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and forward extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/02481/PA
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Sales history & valuation
138 Penns Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£304,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2016Most recent
£304,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1BP: £410,000 (2024–2017).
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
£410,000124a, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Oct 2019
£385,000146 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Apr 2017
£340,000124 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP
Sold Feb 2016
£426,000
Versus other Penns Lane homes
On epc rating, 138 Penns Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,375
Street avg £2,566
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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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