1 Hints Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DB
About 1 Hints Lane
1 Hints Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hints, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (159 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 265.3% above the 1998 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Hints Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Hints Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DB
- Aug 2017PorchFullOutcome in report
Remodelling of entrance porch and replace flat roof with pitched roof
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00103/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchFeb 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Hints Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 1998Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 3DB: £365,000 (2024–2007).
Versus other Hints Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Hints Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£799
Street avg £4,232
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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
1.8 km
Gainsborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Longwood Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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