17 Chelsea Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4UG

17 Chelsea Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 4UG). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 364.7% above the 1997 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 63.1% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).