1 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
About 1 Far Highfield
1 Far Highfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £385,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Far Highfield ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 February 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
- Apr 2007RenovationFullOutcome in report
Repositioning garden fence facing Retford Drive
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/01356/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Far Highfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2022Most recent
£385,000
+11.6%over 1 year28 March 2021
£345,000
+76.9%over 17 years2 February 2004
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 1BP: £225,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in B76 1BP
24 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
Sold Jun 2024
£284,00020 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
Sold Sept 2021
£225,00022 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
Sold Apr 2018
£170,0007 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
Sold Mar 2017
£240,0006 Far Highfield, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BP
Sold Dec 2015
£231,000
Versus other Far Highfield homes
1 Far Highfield outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £2,972
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
111/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Sutton Coldfield Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Town Junior School. 23 schools nearby.
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