Cambridge House, Apartment 1, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
About Cambridge House
Cambridge House is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 65 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Cambridge House, where floor areas span 61–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 61.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Cambridge House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2031
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Planning history
Cambridge House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2022Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1DP: £280,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in B72 1DP
Cambridge House, Apartment 6, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
Sold Jun 2025
£250,000Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
Sold Dec 2024
£116,000324 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
Sold Apr 2024
£540,000Cambridge House, Apartment 2, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
Sold Oct 2023
£280,000296 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
Sold Mar 2023
£398,500
Versus other Birmingham Road homes
Price per m²
£4,385
Street avg £4,807
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
114/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wylde Green Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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