What type of property is 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU last change hands?

17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU last sold for £242,500 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £105,500 in July 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between July 2002 and May 2021, 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU rose from £105,500 to £242,500, a change of £137,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in B79 7TU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU located?

17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU sits in Tamworth. It falls within the B79 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

Police records around 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (333% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

The closest primary school to 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU is Thomas Barnes Primary School (869m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lift Rawlett (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU?

The closest bus stop to 17 Buckingham Road, B79 7TU is Oxbridge Way path, 207m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Buckingham Road, Tamworth, B79 7TU

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Buckingham Road

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

17 Buckingham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Tamworth (B79 7TU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sold May 2021 for £242,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 22.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 49% 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Buckingham Road, Tamworth, B79 7TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Buckingham Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Buckingham Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£242,500

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

6 May 2021Most recent
£242,500
+65.0%over 15 years
21 July 2005
£147,000
-3.9%over 7 months
24 December 2004
£153,000
+45.0%over 2 years
11 July 2002
£105,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in B79 7TU: £257,000 (2024–2015).

Nearby sales in B79 7TU

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Buckingham Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,277

Street avg £2,723

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Tamworth district page.

Full Tamworth report

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

0.2 km

Oxbridge Way path — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Thomas Barnes Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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