16 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
About 16 Compton Drive
16 Compton Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £246,000 in August 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 27.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Compton Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Compton Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.
£246,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£246,000
-1.6%over 2 years11 December 2017
£250,000
+38.9%over 2 years9 July 2015
£180,000
+91.5%over 15 years17 May 2000
£94,000
+23.7%over 1 year2 June 1998
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 2DB: £210,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in B74 2DB
24 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
Sold Jul 2021
£210,00032 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
Sold Jul 2021
£228,00028 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
Sold Mar 2021
£178,50026 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
Sold Aug 2018
£184,0006 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DB
Sold Sept 2017
£219,500
Versus other Compton Drive homes
16 Compton Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,050
Street avg £3,023
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Burnett Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lindens Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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