1 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
About 1 Barker Road
1 Barker Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NY). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 24.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £550,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Barker Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2028
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
- Jun 2019PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of bay window to front, alterations to porch and garage and hip to gable roof alterations
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/03145/PA
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Sales history & valuation
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2019Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 2NY: £950,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in B74 2NY
6 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
Sold Mar 2024
£950,0004 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
Sold Mar 2022
£1,080,00030 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
Sold Feb 2020
£831,0007 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
Sold Dec 2019
£1,210,00027a, Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY
Sold Aug 2013
£1,025,000
Versus other Barker Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Barker Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,046
Street avg £3,274
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 253 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
101/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Four Oaks Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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