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40 Bedford Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6AU

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 40 Bedford Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Bedford Drive is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 10.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 99.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £477,500.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Bedford Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2024
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Erection of first floor front and side and single storey rear extensions, two single storey side extensions and alterations to external front including porch

    Council
    Sutton Coldfield
    Extension
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    2023/08275/PA
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What's in 40 Bedford Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6AU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 40 Bedford Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£528,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£477,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2023Most recent

    £477,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in B75 6AU: £375,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Bedford Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,365

Street avg £3,017

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£528k

1 Homer Road

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£512k

1 Hill Lane, Bassetts Pole

B75 6LE

£504k

1 Garnett Drive

B75 6AG

3 bed1 bath
£565k

1 Collets Brook, Bassetts Pole

B75 6LA

£481k

1 Harewell Drive

B75 6RU

3 bed1 bath
£478k

1 Gleneagles Drive

B75 6UN

4 bed1 bath
£470k

1 Carlton Close

B75 6BX

£615k

1 Grosvenor Close

B75 6RS

4 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sutton Coldfield district page.
Full Sutton Coldfield report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Sutton Coldfield Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Whitehouse Common Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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