Vine Tree Cottage, Slade Road, Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5SJ
About Vine Tree Cottage
Vine Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Canwell, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B75 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £500,000 in October 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Vine Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2006AmendmentIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) :Erection of boundary fence
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/00001/CLE
- Sept 2005FullIn report
Retrospective application for erection of boundary fence (1.8m high)
Retrospective- Reference
- 05/00813/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Vine Tree Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2024Most recent
£500,000
+108.4%over 21 years13 October 2003
£239,950
+73.9%over 1 year21 March 2002
£138,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in B75 5SJ: £375,000 (2022–2004).
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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 Slade Road homes
Vine Tree Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,205
Street avg £3,190
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Bassetts Pole PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Little Sutton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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