The Hawthorns, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
About The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns is a detached house in Hopwas, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
The Hawthorns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Hawthorns 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
The Hawthorns has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£364,000
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 3AF: £243,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in B78 3AF
1 The Oaks, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
Sold Oct 2021
£260,0002 The Laurels, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
Sold Apr 2017
£282,0001 The Elms, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
Sold Oct 2015
£243,0004 Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
Sold Feb 2015
£150,0002 The Oaks, Lichfield Road, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AF
Sold Sept 2006
£220,000
Versus other Lichfield Road homes
On epc rating, The Hawthorns runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.0 km
Church Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Thomas Barnes Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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