What type of property is Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP last sold for £116,000 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £345,000 in December 2021, so prices have been falling over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

Across 2 sales between December 2021 and December 2024, Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP fell from £345,000 to £116,000, a change of £229,000. That works out to roughly -30.4% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

The current EPC rating for Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 29% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B72 1DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP heated?

The latest EPC at Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP located?

Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP sits in Sutton Coldfield. It falls within the B72 postcode district.

What is crime like near Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

Police records around Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

The closest primary school to Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP is Wylde Green Primary School (324m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Edmund Campion Catholic School (1.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP?

The closest rail stop to Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, B72 1DP is Chester Road Rail Station, 585m away. In total there are 4 rail stops within the surrounding area.

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Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor 2

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Overview

About Cambridge House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Cambridge House is a two-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 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 95 m² this is the 5th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2021–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -30.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 77.6% above the 2024 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 55.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £116,000 — fresh data. At 95 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cambridge House, Apartment 4, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Cambridge House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -30.4% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£116,000

Growth on file: -30.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

18 December 2024Most recent
£116,000
-66.4%over 3 years
17 December 2021
£345,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1DP: £280,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in B72 1DP

On the street

Versus other Birmingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Cambridge House is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,221

Street avg £5,334

Strongly below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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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