5 The Fordrough, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2XS
About 5 The Fordrough
5 The Fordrough is a detached house in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B74 2XS). It has a recorded floor area of 351 m² (around 3778 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,300,000 is 44.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015.
Energy performance
5 The Fordrough'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 The Fordrough has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor front, side and rear extensions with 2 dormer windows to the front and rear. (amendment to approved application N/01052/03/FUL)
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2004/01385/PA
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of first floor front, side and rear extensions
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 2003/01052/PA
What's in 5 The Fordrough, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2XS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£1,300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2015Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in B74 2XS: £950,000 (2024–2014).
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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
0.6 km
The Arthur Terry School. 12 schools nearby.
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