What type of property is 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ last sold for £495,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

The current EPC rating for 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B72 1HJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ located?

8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ sits in Sutton Coldfield. It falls within the B72 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

Police records around 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ show an average of 114 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

The closest primary school to 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ is Maney Hill Primary School (556m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Walsh Catholic School (730m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ?

The closest rail stop to 8 Kempson Avenue, B72 1HJ is Wylde Green Rail Station, 650m away. In total there are 4 rail stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Kempson Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1HJ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Kempson Avenue

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

8 Kempson Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

At 118 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 22.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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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.

8 Kempson Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Mar 2021

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 March 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Kempson Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Kempson Avenue 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£608,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£495,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£495,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B72 1HJ: £535,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in B72 1HJ

On the street

Versus other Kempson Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Kempson Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,195

Street avg £2,908

Strongly above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 157 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

114/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 km

Wylde Green Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Maney Hill Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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