1 School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
About 1 School Lane
1 School Lane is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hints, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 43), 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 dual fuel. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (253 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 24.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £190,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
1 School Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 April 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
- Mar 2021Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion, raising ridge height and creation of dormer to form two bedrooms
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01757/FUH
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Sales history & valuation
1 School Lane valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 2019Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B78 3DW: £625,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in B78 3DW
Moorcroft, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Oct 2024
£625,0004 Hints Court, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold May 2024
£1,050,000The Haystack, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Oct 2021
£577,000The Badger Sett, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Aug 2017
£145,0001 Hints Court, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Apr 2017
£927,500
Versus other School Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 School Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £2,285
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
146/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Gainsborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Longwood Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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