2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road, B78 3AF

Semi-detached house100 m²EPC DBand CFreehold

2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road is a freehold semi-detached house on Lichfield Road in B78. It last sold for £405,000 in 2026 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 44% on its first recorded sale of £282,000 in 2017.

Low crimeFlood risk very low11 of 16 schools Good+Road noise ~70 dBEPC D
52.64262, -1.73903 · B78 3AF

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
100 m²
1,076 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.9 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Most likely worth £105,000£120,000 today, from its £66,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket pricier than the wider area.

Most likely range today
£105,000£120,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £95,000 – £130,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (1995)
£66,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£66,000£120,000£105,000sold Feb 95today
£66k£120k£105ksold Feb 95today
core 50% range wider 80% range

From the last sold price to today, along the local price index. The bands widen with time since the sale — the inner band is where the value most likely sits, the outer the wider plausible spread.

Check an asking price or an offer against this evidence…

B78 £/m² (recent sales)£2,910this home £4,050 at its last sale
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
Recent sold prices around this home · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Recent sold prices, coloured low → high; tap a dot for its price. Positions are postcode centroids, not exact addresses. © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

5-year
+5%
local sold prices
1-year
-3%
local sold prices
Latest-month median
£255,521
all types, local area
What each type sells for
Detached£374,249
£3,337/m² · ~101 m² · 27 sales · last 12 months
Semi-detached · this home£281,085
£3,088/m² · ~79 m² · 31 sales · last 12 months
Terraced£210,813
£3,300/m² · ~68 m² · 23 sales · last 12 months
Flat / maisonette£162,903
£2,246/m² · ~59 m² · 16 sales · last 12 months
Higher or lower-priced pocket?

B78 3 is a higher-priced pocket — median of this property type is +13% vs the wider B78 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

B78 3 · postcode sector£285,000
B78 · postcode district£251,250
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Lichfield, the official average home value is £335,981+3% in a year, +25% over five.

Detached£522,429
Semi-detached · this home£314,655
Terraced£249,899
Flat / maisonette£162,090

Covers the whole Lichfield area, not this postcode.

£5 report
The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

See everything inside
Comparable sales analysed
Model confidence
Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
vs the wider area (£/m² percentile)
Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

Everything on 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road, unlocked

The valuation with its comparables, every application and document trail, tenure & title, the ten score workings — the full dossier for this one address.

Instant · one-off for this address · no account needed for the £5 report

Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2017, up 44% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k£400k200820122016202020242026£243k+44%Sold 2026: £405,000£405kSold 2017: £282,000£282k
£100k£200k£300k£400k201520212026£243k+44%Sold 2026: £405,000£405kSold 2017: £282,000£282k
B78 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against B78's yearly median.

30 Jan 2026Most recent
£405,000+44%
Semi-detached house · Freehold · +4.2%/yr since the previous sale
Energy certificate 9 Jul 2025
Rated EPC D · 100 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 12 Apr 2013:
Efficiency
EPC improved from F to D
13 Apr 2017
£282,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Floor area grew 84→100 m² (+16 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 12 Apr 2013
Rated EPC F · 84 m² recorded
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How it compares on Lichfield Road

Against the 61 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Lichfield Road
Last sold price
23 recent sales
£800kThis home £405,000
Street median £440,000 · higher than 30% of the street

Lichfield Road sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (62/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,580 a year. Certificate valid until July 2035.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 78
D55–68
This home · 62
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.9 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,580/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
9 Jul 2025
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
RatingFD62Improved
9 Jul 2025Floor area grew 84→100 m² (+16 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
9 Jul 2025EPC improved from F to D
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Pre-1930 solid walls lose heat fast — a heat pump would need wall insulation or oversized radiators to keep up.
£5 report
The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

See everything inside
Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

Getting around

Stations and stops within practical reach of the front door.

Bus-served location
Closest bus stop about 155 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearest bus stop
155 m
£5 report
Every station, stop and line

The full station and stop list with walk times, the lines and operators from each, plus commute-time reads to the places you pick.

See everything inside
Every bus stop & route within reach
Commute times to the places you pick

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

NaPTAN and network open data; walk times assume ~80 m per minute on the street network.

Schools

The nearest primaries and secondaries, with their latest Ofsted judgement.

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 11 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is Thomas Barnes Primary School (310 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted) · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Tap a pin or a name to see the school’s judgement and distance. © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Thomas Barnes Primary School · PrimaryOutstanding310 mOfsted ↗
Dunstall Park Primary School · Primary2.0 kmOfsted ↗
Coton Green Primary School · PrimaryGood2.1 kmOfsted ↗
Lift Rawlett · SecondaryRequires improvement2.7 kmOfsted ↗
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS · SecondaryGood3.2 kmOfsted ↗
£5 report
Results & admissions for all 16 schools in range

Every school nearby with exam performance (KS2 progress, Progress 8) benchmarked against the borough and England, admission odds by preference, capacity, and catchment likelihood for this address.

See everything inside
Thomas Barnes Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Dunstall Park Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Coton Green Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Lift Rawlett — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
The other 11 schools in range, with Ofsted & distance
Catchment likelihood for this address

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted; distances are straight-line. Catchments change — always verify with the school.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£2,091/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 6% of premises · 6 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band C
£2,091/yr · Lichfield
Gigabit broadband
6%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
6
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
100 m
Hopwas Playing Field
Cafés, pubs & restaurants84 mThe Red Lion
Parks & green space100 mHopwas Playing Field
Food shops1.1 kmS K Food & Wine
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 4.3/5 across 12 rated places.

Nearest rated places (8)
3/5 The Red Lion64 mPub/bar/nightclub
4/5 The Tame Otter64 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Thomas Barnes Primary School161 mSchool/college/university
5/5 Coton & Hopwas Social Club161 mPub/bar/nightclub
4/5 Tamworth Cricket, Hockey & Squash Club585 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
5/5 Hayley Inns Limited687 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Sk Stores999 mRetailers - other
3/5 Bodnetts Farm Shop1.1 kmRetailers - other
£5 report
All 6 amenities, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

See everything inside
All 3 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: The Red Lion
All 2 parks & green space — names & distancesnearest: Hopwas Playing Field
All 1 food shops — names & distancesnearest: S K Food & Wine
Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Lichfield 008B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 25% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: health and employment score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills7/10
Health9/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access3/10
Living environment5/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

Crime & safety

Reported street-level crime within about 400 m of B78 3AF.

Low crime
66 crimes over 24 months — about 3 a month, most often violent crime (27%). Trend falling (+12% year on year).
Lower crime than about 65% of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhood ranking from the Indices of Deprivation crime domain — relative risk of personal and property crime.
Reported crime density within ~400 m (Police.uk)
Reported crime density within ~400 m (Police.uk) · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Tap a category to isolate it on the map; tap a dot for its type. Locations are anonymised by Police.uk. © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

violent crime18 (27%)
anti social behaviour16 (24%)
burglary8 (12%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
violent crime18 (27%)
anti social behaviour16 (24%)
burglary8 (12%)
vehicle crime7 (11%)
criminal damage arson5 (8%)
possession of weapons3 (5%)
robbery3 (5%)
other theft2 (3%)
Trend over 23 months
Trend
+12%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~3
incidents / month
Recent months
~3
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 1Jul 242024-08: 42024-09: 12024-10: 32024-11: 22024-12: 32025-01: 12025-02: 42025-03: 52025-04: 52025-05: 42025-06: 42025-07: 32025-08: 12025-09: 32025-10: 12025-12: 12026-01: 42026-02: 12026-03: 42026-04: 42026-05: 62026-06: 1Jun 26

Monthly recorded crimes within ~400 m; the dark line is the 3-month rolling average.

Road safety

No fatal or serious collisions recorded within 500 m in 1 years of records.

Collisions
1
within 500 m
Per year
1
over 1 years
Casualties
1
all severities
Fatal0
Serious0
Slight1
£5 report
Inside all 10 crime categories

The trend inside every crime category and how this pocket compares with the wider area per 1,000 residents.

See everything inside
Trend inside violent crime
Trend inside anti social behaviour
Trend inside burglary
Trend inside vehicle crime
Crimes per 1,000 residents vs the wider area

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

Police.uk street-level reports, positioned to protect privacy — points snap to anonymised map locations. Road collisions from DfT STATS19.

Flood & ground

Environment Agency, UKHSA and Coal Authority screening for this location.

Flood: watch
Nothing at this location that would typically trouble a lender.
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3 · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Toggle between rivers-and-sea flood zones (EA Flood Map for Planning, zones 2–3 shaded) and NaFRA2 surface-water risk. © Environment Agency. © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Surface water (rainfall)
Very Low
Chance of flooding in heavy rainfall — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Rivers & sea
Very Low
Likelihood of river or sea flooding today — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Climate outlook · 2040s–2060s (central climate scenario)
Surface waterVery LowVery Low
Rivers & seaVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 351 m away.

Storm overflows & water quality
2 storm overflows monitored within 3 km
Worst site (CANALSIDE SCH LANE/LUDGATE ROAD CSO): 13 spills over 0 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (2)
CANALSIDE SCH LANE/LUDGATE ROAD CSO13 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 415 m · Severn Trent Water
CSO AT LICHFIELD ROAD SPS9 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 2.3 km · Severn Trent Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

No large energy projects (solar farms, batteries, wind) within 3 km.

Radon
Low
1–3% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
£5 report
The deep ground file

The EA planning flood zone, historic flooding and landfill within 1 km, BGS GeoSure six-theme ground-stability screening, non-coal mining hazard and coastal erosion — and what each finding means for insurance and conveyancing.

See everything inside
EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
Historic flooding & landfill within 1 km
Ground stability — BGS GeoSure six-theme screening
Non-coal mining hazard & coastal erosion
What each finding means for insurance & conveyancing

You're seeing the shape of it — the report has the substance.

Unlock with the £5 report
Instant · £5 once · no account needed

Environment Agency flood mapping and storm-overflow monitoring, UKHSA radon atlas, Coal Authority reporting areas and the Renewable Energy Planning Database — location screening, not a site investigation.

Noise, air & designations

DEFRA strategic mapping and planning designations at 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road's location.

Mapped noise reaches ~70 dB — worth checking in person · NO₂ ~7 µg/m³
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (Lden day-evening-night) — warm colours are louder
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (Lden day-evening-night) — warm colours are louder · © MapTiler · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime70 dB Lden
17 dB above the 53 dB guideline — high
35guideline 5385 dB
Night64 dB Lnight
19 dB above the 45 dB guideline — high
35guideline 4585 dB
Rail noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant rail noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Aircraft noise
NOT MAPPED
DEFRA maps no significant aircraft noise at this plot or immediately bordering it.
Nearest airport: Birmingham, 21.0 km away — occasional high-altitude overflight possible.
What does a decibel sound like?
40
Quiet library
50
Quiet home
60
Conversation
70
Busy main road
80
Heavy traffic
Decibels are logarithmic: every +10 dB sounds roughly twice as loud, so 65 dB is markedly noisier than 55 — not “a little” more.
NO₂7 µg/m³Good
PM2.57 µg/m³Moderate
PM1011 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
7 µg/m³Good
7 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
Cleaner than 10% of the country
PM2.5
7 µg/m³Moderate
7 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
Cleaner than 14% of the country
PM10
11 µg/m³Good
11 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 19% of the country
Planning designations at this address
Listed buildingNo
Not statutorily listed, so the usual alteration rules apply.
Conservation areaNo
Not in a conservation area.
Article 4 directionNo
No Article 4 direction — normal permitted-development rights apply.
Tree preservation orderNo
No tree preservation order recorded on the plot.

DEFRA strategic noise mapping (dB Lden day / Lnight night) and modelled background air quality; designations from local plan open data.

The street and the area

Where 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road sits in its local market.

B78 median
£245,000
last 8 years
B78 £/m²
£2,910
last 8 years

2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road last sell, and for how much?

2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road last sold for £405,000 on 30 Jan 2026, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road between 2017 and 2026. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 100 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road is in council tax band C, costing about £2,091 a year (Lichfield).

How energy efficient is 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 62). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road worth today?

Carrying its 2026 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.2% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £386,000–£442,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

Police recorded 66 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 3 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is falling. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

16 schools are within range, 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Thomas Barnes Primary School (310 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

Is 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road at risk of flooding?

No flood warnings are in force. Surface-water (heavy rainfall) risk at this location is very low. Rivers-and-sea risk is very low. (Source: Environment Agency)

How fast is broadband at 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 6% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B78 3AF

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Lichfield Road.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

Buying or selling 2 The Laurels, Lichfield Road?

The full £5 report opens every locked panel in this dossier — a precise comparables-based valuation, the itemised EPC, planning activity, school results and admissions odds, forward-looking flood risk, a negotiation read and a viewing checklist, for this exact home.

The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.