Skip to content
UK Property Looker

1 Blackroot Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2QH

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
192 m²
2067 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Get directions (opens in a new tab)
Overview

About 1 Blackroot Road

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

1 Blackroot Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 192 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (236 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £895,000 is 38.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Blackroot Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Blackroot Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2025

Current Certificate
Jan 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 January 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,360 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Blackroot Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Blackroot Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

1 Blackroot Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£895,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£645,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2015Most recent

    £645,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 2QH: £875,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Blackroot Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Blackroot Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,359

Street avg £3,820

On par

Floor Area

192 m²

Street avg 236 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Blackroot Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£742k

1 Boswell Road

B74 2NB

4 bed2 bath
£700k

1 Clarry Drive

B74 2RA

4 bed
£1.2m

1 Anderton Close

B74 2RJ

4 bed3 bath
£690k

1 Alston Close

B74 2XZ

4 bed
£600k

1 Centurion Drive, Streetly

B74 2BF

4 bed
£1.4m

1 Beaconsfield Road

B74 2NX

4 bed3 bath
£470k

1 Blue Cedar Drive, Streetly

B74 2AE

4 bed2 bath
£749k

1 Amble Close

B74 2FP

5 bed3 bath
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.
Full Sutton Coldfield report

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

Four Oaks Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Blackroot Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2QH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.