Leaford Farm, School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
About Leaford Farm
Leaford Farm is a detached house in Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B76 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2021–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 215.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 is 47.7% below the 2021 sale of £932,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 228.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 136 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £932,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Leaford Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 May 2031
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Planning history
Leaford Farm has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
5 applications on record at Leaford Farm, School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
- Sept 2023Change of UseOutcome in report
Prior Approval Application for the conversion of existing agricultural barn building into 1no. residential dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- PAP/2023/0009
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2026Decision
- AmendmentJul 2025Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Leaford Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 215.9% per year over 1 year.
£932,000
Growth on file: 215.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
15 November 2021Most recent
£932,000
+215.9%15 November 2021
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 0BW: £330,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in B76 0BW
12 School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
Sold Nov 2024
£490,000Hollyoaks, School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
Sold Feb 2021
£540,0006 School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
Sold Nov 2013
£225,00016 School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
Sold Feb 2013
£227,950Ivydene, School Lane, Lea Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0BW
Sold Jul 2010
£352,000
Versus other School Lane homes
EPC Rating for Leaford Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,169
Street avg £2,636
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
111/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Green — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Curdworth Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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