142 Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BP

142 Penns Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 186 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 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 56.2% above the 2013 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.