1 Blackwood Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 3QF

1 Blackwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 50.2% above the 2008 sale of £209,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.