What kind of home is 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY last sold for £277,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £200,000 in March 2008, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

Across 2 sales between March 2008 and March 2021, 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY rose from £200,000 to £277,500, a change of £77,500. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY use?

The latest EPC at 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY in?

14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY sits in Sutton Coldfield. It falls within the B75 postcode district.

What is crime like near 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

Police records around 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Burglary makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

The closest primary school to 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY is Whitehouse Common Primary School (742m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fairfax (1.3km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY?

The closest rail stop to 14 Birch Drive, B75 6HY is Sutton Coldfield Rail Station, 1.9km away. The nearest bus option is Bassetts Pole PH, 2.4km away.

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14 Birch Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6HY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Birch Drive

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

14 Birch Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 6HY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 27.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £277,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

14 Birch Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Birch Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£277,500

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

12 March 2021Most recent
£277,500
+38.8%over 12 years
14 March 2008
£200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B75 6HY: £290,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Birch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 14 Birch Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,426

Street avg £2,965

Above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.9 km

Sutton Coldfield Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Whitehouse Common Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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