What kind of home is 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB last sold for £263,000 in April 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £78,000 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between December 1998 and April 2019, 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB rose from £78,000 to £263,000, a change of £185,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

The current EPC rating for 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in March 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B76 1YB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB use?

The latest EPC at 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB in?

1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB sits in Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield. It falls within the B76 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

Police records around 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB show an average of 111 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

The closest primary school to 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB is Walmley Junior School (714m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lift Greenwood (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB?

The closest bus stop to 1 Forge Croft, B76 1YB is Cock, 2.5km away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Forge Croft, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1YB

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Forge Croft

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

1 Forge Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B76 1YB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sold April 2019 for £263,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 28.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Forge Croft'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 24 Mar 2024

Current Certificate

Mar 2014

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 March 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Forge Croft, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1YB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Forge Croft has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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 grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£263,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

17 April 2019Most recent
£263,000
+40.6%over 4 years
5 June 2014
£187,000
5 May 2014
£187,000
+139.7%over 15 years
4 December 1998
£78,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B76 1YB: £317,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in B76 1YB

On the street

Versus other Forge Croft homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Forge Croft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,890

Street avg £3,297

Below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

111/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.5 km

Cock — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Walmley Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

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