1a, Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
About 1a
1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 4NL). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold May 2026 for £620,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 May 2035
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Planning history
1a has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 1a, Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
- May 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension for granny flat including Juliet balcony to rear
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2006/01971/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2026Most recent
£620,000
+258.4%over 23 years11 July 2002
£173,000
+92.2%over 2 years17 August 1999
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B74 4NL: £377,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B74 4NL
35 Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
Sold Dec 2025
£377,00029 Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
Sold Jan 2024
£405,0007 Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
Sold Aug 2023
£410,00027 Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
Sold Feb 2021
£330,00031 Four Oaks Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4NL
Sold Jul 2020
£335,000
Versus other Four Oaks Common Road homes
Years Held for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,493
Street avg £2,969
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
101/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Butlers Lane Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hill West Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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