138 Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
About 138 Tower Road
138 Tower Road is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 70.2% above the 2006 sale of £228,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
138 Tower Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
138 Tower Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
138 Tower Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 4 years.
£228,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2006Most recent
£228,000
+44.8%over 4 years4 July 2002
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B75 5EE: £360,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in B75 5EE
158 Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
Sold Nov 2023
£188,000152 Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
Sold May 2023
£113,000140 142, Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
Sold Nov 2021
£470,000134 Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
Sold Sept 2021
£360,000131 Tower Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5EE
Sold Oct 2020
£630,000
Everything we know about 138 Tower Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Tower Road homes
EPC Rating for 138 Tower Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,966
Street avg £2,521
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Butlers Lane Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Mere Green Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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