8 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
About 8 Birch Drive
8 Birch Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B74 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2235 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in June 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 sits 72.4% above the 2004 sale of £500,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 208 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
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Energy performance
8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Birch Drive.
- Jan 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey extension to side and rear
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01113/FUH
- Sept 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Pruning and thinning of various trees in neighbouring garden (57 Walsall Road).
- Reference
- 18/01096/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
8 Birch Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 June 2004Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 4HW: £665,000 (2022–2009).
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
£665,0001 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Mar 2016
£720,00014 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Sept 2010
£545,0006 Birch Drive, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4HW
Sold Nov 2009
£423,000
Versus other Birch Drive homes
On years held, 8 Birch Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,408
Street avg £3,263
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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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