Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£635,000
Newest record on this page: June 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£635,000
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The estimate for Dormer Cottage is modelled from its 282 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in B78 1AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
282 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in B78 1AW
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Price for Dormer Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
15 August 2022Most recent
£540,000
+388.7%over 27 years3 August 1995
£110,500
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Dormer Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Birchmoor, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2023. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 is 17.6% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Dormer Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2032
1 application on record at Dormer Cottage, Green Lane, Birchmoor, Tamworth, B78 1AW
Change of use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a mixed use of a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and a Funeral Home (Use Class E(c))
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Crime
146/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Milburn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Three Peaks Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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