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8 Old Fordrove, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1AQ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 8 Old Fordrove

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

8 Old Fordrove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 sits 54.9% above the 2015 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (January 2015).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Old Fordrove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2024

Current Certificate
Jul 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 July 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Old Fordrove, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Old Fordrove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Old Fordrove, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1AQ

1decisions1extensions6documents
  1. Jun 2020
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Council
    Sutton Coldfield
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    2020/03123/PA
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£195,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 January 2015Most recent

    £195,000

    +8.4%over 8 years

  2. 18 September 2006

    £179,950

    +127.8%over 9 years

  3. 24 July 1997

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 1AQ: £345,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Old Fordrove homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Old Fordrove outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,635

Street avg £2,873

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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.
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Crime

111/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.4 km

Sutton Coldfield Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Town Junior School. 23 schools nearby.

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