What kind of home is 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

18 Fircroft, B78 2JU is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU sell for?

18 Fircroft, B78 2JU last sold for £290,500 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £64,500 in July 1995, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 1995 and July 2022, 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU rose from £64,500 to £290,500, a change of £226,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

The current EPC rating for 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

18 Fircroft, B78 2JU has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in B78 2JU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU use?

The latest EPC at 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

18 Fircroft, B78 2JU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU in?

18 Fircroft, B78 2JU sits in Kingsbury, Tamworth, Tamworth. It falls within the B78 postcode district in Warwickshire.

What is crime like near 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

Police records around 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 70% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (226% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

The closest primary school to 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU is Kingsbury Primary School (527m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy (691m).

How well connected is 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU?

The closest bus stop to 18 Fircroft, B78 2JU is Ralph Crescent, 328m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Fircroft, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Fircroft

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

18 Fircroft is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingsbury, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 2JU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 112.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 15 EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £290,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Fircroft, Kingsbury, Tamworth, B78 2JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Fircroft has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 18 Fircroft has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£290,500

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£290,500
+350.4%over 27 years
16 July 1995
£64,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 2JU: £253,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in B78 2JU

On the street

Versus other Fircroft homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Fircroft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,724

Street avg £2,016

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tamworth district page.

Full Tamworth report

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

0.3 km

Ralph Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kingsbury Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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