2 Riversdale Cottages, School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
About 2 Riversdale Cottages
2 Riversdale Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hopwas, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Riversdale Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Riversdale Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 3AD: £365,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in B78 3AD
1 Riversdale Cottages, School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
Sold Jun 2025
£375,000Percival House, School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
Sold Jan 2025
£852,5002 Black & White Cottages, School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
Sold Dec 2023
£260,0004 School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
Sold Jun 2023
£267,000Sandhurst, School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AD
Sold Feb 2022
£365,000
Versus other School Lane homes
2 Riversdale Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
The Tame Otter PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Thomas Barnes Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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