Bodnetts Farm, The Old Dairy, Plantation Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth, B78 3AU
About Bodnetts Farm
Bodnetts Farm is a detached house in Hopwas, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 sits 270.6% above the 2019 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 39.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £160,000.
Energy performance
Bodnetts Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Bodnetts Farm 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
Bodnetts Farm's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2019).
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 September 2019Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in B78 3AU: £210,000 (2024–1995).
Versus other Plantation Lane homes
Bodnetts Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
1.0 km
Plantation Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Thomas Barnes Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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