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.
Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 11.6% below the 2022 sale of £285,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 61.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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). 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
Planning history
Cambridge House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£252,000
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
5/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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