Poplar Cottage, New Road, Tamworth, B79 0BP
About Poplar Cottage
Poplar Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Tamworth (B79 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 24.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Poplar Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Poplar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£430,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in B79 0BP: £298,750 (2020–1999).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Statfold Barn Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres. 1 school nearby.
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