1 Britton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1EL
About 1 Britton Drive
1 Britton Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 247.5% above the 2001 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. At 90 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of single storey forward and first floor front extensions
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 2026/01744/PA
- Sept 2006FullIn report
Relocation of garden fencing (2.2m height)
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/04866/PA
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Sales history & valuation
1 Britton Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2001Most recent
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1EL: £420,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B72 1EL
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Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Nov 2024
£379,0004 Britton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1EL
Sold May 2023
£420,0008 Britton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1EL
Sold Jan 2021
£414,00010 Britton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1EL
Sold Dec 2017
£350,500
Versus other Britton Drive homes
On price per m², 1 Britton Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,311
Street avg £4,357
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
0.7 km
Wylde Green Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Wylde Green Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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