1 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
About 1 Sefton Road
1 Sefton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dosthill, Tamworth, Tamworth (B77 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 5-band jump.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 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. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £300,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Sefton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Sefton Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage and installation of bay window
New Windows- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 0160/2022
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear dining room extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 0328/2006
What's in 1 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Sefton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£300,000
+18.1%over 4 years18 August 2016
£254,000
+41.1%over 7 years6 February 2009
£180,000
-4.3%over 3 years26 May 2005
£188,000
+154.1%over 7 years4 August 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B77 1PL: £233,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in B77 1PL
16 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
Sold Jun 2023
£220,0004 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
Sold Oct 2021
£312,0007 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
Sold Mar 2021
£221,00014 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
Sold Dec 2020
£347,00023 Sefton Road, Dosthill, Tamworth, B77 1PL
Sold Sept 2020
£233,000
Versus other Sefton Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Sefton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £2,501
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Welford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Dosthill Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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