1 Model Cottage, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
About 1 Model Cottage
1 Model Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Marston, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B76 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 111 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 23.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £383,370 in September 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSide
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Model Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 March 2028
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Model Cottage, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
- Jan 2026ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Removal of outside toilet and erection of rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PAP/2025/0536
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Sales history & valuation
1 Model Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£383,370
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 September 2018Most recent
£383,370
Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 0DW: £432,500 (2020–2007).
Nearby sales in B76 0DW
Spring Cottage, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
Sold Feb 2020
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Sold Jul 2017
£408,250Marston Villa, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
Sold Aug 2014
£560,000The Cottage, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
Sold Feb 2012
£340,0002 Model Cottage, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW
Sold Mar 2000
£75,000
Versus other Kingsbury Road homes
1 Model Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,454
Street avg £2,649
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
111/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Coton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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