What kind of home is 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN sell for?

17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN last sold for £390,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £349,995 in April 2020, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2020 and September 2025, 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN rose from £349,995 to £390,000, a change of £40,005. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

The current EPC rating for 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 66% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B78 3BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN use?

The latest EPC at 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN in?

17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN sits in Tamworth. It falls within the B78 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

Police records around 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN 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 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

The closest primary school to 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN is Dunstall Park Primary School (187m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Landau Forte Academy, QEMS (2.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN?

The closest bus stop to 17 Austen Drive, B78 3BN is Longburn Crescent, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Austen Drive, Tamworth, B78 3BN

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Overview

About 17 Austen Drive

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

17 Austen Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Tamworth (B78 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 68 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £390,000. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

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.

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Austen Drive, Tamworth, B78 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Austen Drive 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Austen Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£405,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£390,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£390,000
+11.4%over 5 years
8 April 2020
£349,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 3BN: £255,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in B78 3BN

On the street

Versus other Austen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 68 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Austen Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,047

Street avg £2,920

Below

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

0.1 km

Longburn Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Dunstall Park Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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