Rose Cottage, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hints, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 133 m² it sits well below the postcode median (253 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Rose Cottage 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
Rose Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£367,000
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 3DW: £625,000 (2024–2019).
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
£577,0001 School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Jun 2019
£190,0001 Hints Court, School Lane, Hints, Tamworth, B78 3DW
Sold Apr 2017
£927,500
Versus other School Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 227 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 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
2.1 km
Gainsborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Longwood Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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