1 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
About 1 Birch Close
1 Birch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingsbury, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 35.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Birch Close.
2 applications on record at 1 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
- Mar 2024PorchOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extension and part single storey rear extension, canopy to front
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PAP/2023/0554
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birch Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 March 2016Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 2JN: £247,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in B78 2JN
2 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
Sold Oct 2023
£380,0006 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
Sold Nov 2021
£290,0007 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
Sold Nov 2019
£228,00020 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
Sold Aug 2017
£247,00017 Birch Close, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JN
Sold Aug 2014
£191,500
Versus other Birch Close homes
1 Birch Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,134
Street avg £2,767
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ralph Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kingsbury Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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