1 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
About 1 Birch Drive
1 Birch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B74 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 217 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £877,000 is 21.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Birch Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear extension and loft conversion
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00771/FUH
- Feb 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal changes and loft conversion (including raising of the roof ridgeline by 1m)
- Agent
- JAB Architectural Design
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02117/FUH
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£720,000
+161.8%over 17 years23 July 1998
£275,000
+34.1%over 2 years1 May 1996
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 4HW: £570,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in B74 4HW
10 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Jun 2022
£922,5002 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Aug 2020
£665,00014 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Sept 2010
£545,0006 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Nov 2009
£423,0004 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Oct 2006
£570,000
Versus other Birch Drive homes
1 Birch Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,318
Street avg £3,133
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Woodside Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Little Aston Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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