1 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
About 1 Blakesley Close
1 Blakesley Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1874 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 35.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageIntegral
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Blakesley Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 June 2019
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Planning history
1 Blakesley Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 1 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
- Jun 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey extension to front
- Council
- Sutton Coldfield
- Reference
- 2001/02368/PA
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2006Decision
- ExtensionOct 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Blakesley Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 23 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
14 May 2018Most recent
£350,000
+27.3%over 10 months27 July 2017
£275,000
+3.0%over 7 years7 July 2010
£267,000
+221.7%over 14 years27 July 1995
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 1EF: £285,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in B76 1EF
7 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
Sold Aug 2025
£330,00010 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
Sold Jul 2025
£270,00024 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
Sold Aug 2022
£290,0004 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
Sold Jan 2020
£250,0006 Blakesley Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1EF
Sold Jun 2018
£218,000
Versus other Blakesley Close homes
1 Blakesley Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,011
Street avg £2,498
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
111/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.9 km
Topcliffe Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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