1 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
About 1 Blackwood Road
1 Blackwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 34.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £270,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Blackwood Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Resubmission of 21/0699 (Proposed double storey side extension with rear projection, new front porch and replacement mono-pitched roof to existing single storey rear extension) to include amendments to roof design to be inline with existing roof ridge and include a gabled roof to side extension.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1115
- Nov 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Re-submission application of 20/0990: Proposed double storey side extension with rear projection, new front porch and replacement mono-pitched roof to existing single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0699
What's in 1 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 July 2020Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 3PH: £520,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in B74 3PH
27 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Sold Mar 2024
£360,00020 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Sold Jun 2023
£520,0001a, Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Sold Jan 2023
£1,025,00028 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Sold Nov 2020
£475,0004 Blackwood Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3PH
Sold Jul 2020
£295,000
Versus other Blackwood Road homes
On floor area, 1 Blackwood Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Burnett Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackwood School. 16 schools nearby.
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