What kind of home is 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ sell for?

31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ last sold for £177,500 in June 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £88,000 in February 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 2016 and June 2025, 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ rose from £88,000 to £177,500, a change of £89,500. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

The current EPC rating for 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ use?

The latest EPC at 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ records smokeless coal as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ in?

31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ sits in Alvecote, Tamworth, Tamworth. It falls within the B79 postcode district in Warwickshire.

How safe is the area around 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

Police records around 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ show an average of 144 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

The closest primary school to 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ is Garden Village Primary Academy (1.1km), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Landau Forte Academy, Amington (1.9km).

What is the nearest station to 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ?

The closest bus stop to 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, B79 0DJ is Caravan Park, 73m away. The nearest bus option is Mercian Way, 2.1km away.

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31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, Alvecote, Tamworth, B79 0DJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 31 Alvecote Cottages

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

31 Alvecote Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Alvecote, Tamworth, Tamworth (B79 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £177,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingYes

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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.

31 Alvecote Cottages'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 21 Jan 2026

Current Certificate

Jan 2016

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 January 2026

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, Alvecote, Tamworth, B79 0DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Alvecote Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2016.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£177,500

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

5 June 2025Most recent
£177,500
+18.3%over 5 years
28 May 2020
£150,000
+70.5%over 4 years
29 February 2016
£88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in B79 0DJ: £186,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in B79 0DJ

On the street

Versus other Alvecote Lane homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

31 Alvecote Cottages is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,536

Street avg £1,677

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Caravan Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Garden Village Primary Academy. 12 schools nearby.

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