6 The Orchards, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2PP
About 6 The Orchards
6 The Orchards is a seven-bedroom detached house in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B74 2PP). It has a recorded floor area of 610 m² (around 6566 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 610 m² the property is well over the postcode median (286 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,431,000 sits 186% above the 2004 sale of £850,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms5
Energy performance
6 The Orchards's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 The Orchards has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2022RenovationFullIn report
Erection of two sets of gates and metal fencing to front elevation.
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/02209/PA
- Feb 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2010/07146/PA
What's in 6 The Orchards, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2PP's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 The Orchards's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£2,431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 8 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2004Most recent
£850,000
+82.8%over 8 years11 September 1996
£465,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in B74 2PP: £525,000 (2015–1995).
Versus other The Orchards homes
6 The Orchards is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
610 m²
Street avg 484 m²
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 15.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
17 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Four Oaks Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.8 km
Coppice Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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