Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cambridge House, Apartment 5, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP
EPC B
Estimated value
£367,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£370,000)-1%
- Against B72 1DP's recent median (£280,000)+31%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor 2
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
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Our estimate
£367,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£370,000)-1%
- Against B72 1DP's recent median (£280,000)+31%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Cambridge House is modelled from its 134 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in B72 1DP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
134 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in B72 1DP
5 sales, median £280,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£370,000
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
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Cambridge House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cambridge House is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. At 134 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Cambridge House (61–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Dec 2021EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 December 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cambridge House, Apartment 5, 278 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cambridge House has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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 outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,761
Street avg £5,077
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sutton Coldfield district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Wylde Green Primary SchoolPrimary324m
- Penns Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Yenton Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- St Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolSecondary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Chester Road Rail StationRailway station585m
- Wylde Green Rail StationRailway station752m
- Erdington Rail StationRailway station1.5km
- Sutton Coldfield Rail StationRailway station2.8km
Most reported crime locally
- Shoplifting483 reports35%
- Violence & Sexual Offences322 reports23%
- Anti-social Behaviour103 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime91 reports7%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Cambridge House is modelled from its 134 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in B72 1DP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Cambridge House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Cambridge House was lodged in December 2021 at band B and is valid until December 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Cambridge House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 4 stops listed are measured in a straight line from B72 1DP, not by walking route.
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