Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£284,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£284,000
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The estimate for Apartment 5 is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in B74 2NU. 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.
Floor area
105 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in B74 2NU
5 sales, median £281,000 (2025–2019)
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| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 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 |
Latest sale on Apartment 5 was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
8 March 2005Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 2NU: £281,000 (2025–2019).
Apartment 7, 71 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU
Sold Nov 2025
Apartment 1, 71 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU
Sold Jun 2023
Apartment 5, 73 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU
Sold May 2022
Apartment 3, 73 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU
Sold Apr 2019
Apartment 6, 71 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU
Sold May 2018
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Apartment 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. At 105 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (53–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 127.2% above the 2005 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm.
Apartment 5 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 June 2030
Apartment 5 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price per m² for Apartment 5 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,190
Street avg £3,151
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
101/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Sutton Coldfield Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School. 20 schools nearby.
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