243 Lichfield Street, B78 3QF

Terraced house86 m²EPC CBand BFreehold

243 Lichfield Street, in B78, is a freehold terraced house on Lichfield Street. It last sold for £125,000 in 2008 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 198% on its first recorded sale of £42,000 in 1996.

32 min walk to WilnecoteLow crimeFlood risk low12 of 16 schools Good+Road noise ~68 dB
52.61678, -1.71110 · B78 3QF

What this home is

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

Property type
Mid-terrace house
Mid-terrace
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
3.1 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 £165,000£180,000 today, from its £172,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket pricier than the wider area.

Most likely range today
£165,000£180,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £145,000 – £200,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2022)
£172,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£172,000£180,000£165,000sold Aug 22today
£172k£180k£165ksold Aug 22today
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.

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B78 £/m² (recent sales)£2,910this home £1,453 at its last sale
The local market
Recent sold prices around this home
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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£281,085
£3,088/m² · ~79 m² · 31 sales · last 12 months
Terraced · this home£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 +4% vs the wider B78 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

B78 3 · postcode sector£210,000
B78 · postcode district£202,750
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£314,655
Terraced · this home£249,899
Flat / maisonette£162,090

Covers the whole Lichfield area, not this postcode.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 243 Lichfield Street, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1996, up 198% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k199620022008201420202026£243k+198%Sold 2008: £125,000£125kSold 1996: £42,000£42k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k199620112026£243k+198%Sold 2008: £125,000£125kSold 1996: £42,000£42k
B78 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

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

17 Aug 2022Most recentNON-STANDARD
£172,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Energy certificate 29 Mar 2022
Rated EPC C · 86 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 9 May 2019:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
Energy certificate 9 May 2019
Rated EPC D · 86 m² recorded
31 Jul 2008
£125,000+198%
Terraced house · Freehold · +9.3%/yr since the previous sale
26 Apr 1996
£42,000
Terraced house · Freehold
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. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

How it compares on Lichfield Street

Against the 46 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Broadly typical of Lichfield Street
Floor area
17 homes
50 m²125 m²This home 86 m²
Street median 94 m² · higher than 35% of the street

Lichfield Street 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 243 Lichfield Street's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (71/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £664 a year. Certificate valid until May 2029.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 88
C69–80
This home · 71
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
3.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Mid-terrace
Running cost
£664/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
9 May 2019
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingDC71Improved
29 Mar 2022EPC improved from D to C
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.
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Roof & floor construction, as assessed
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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.

Wilnecote — about a 32-minute walk
Rail station. Closest bus stop about 70 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
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Nearest station
Wilnecote
Rail
Walk time
~32 min
2.2 km
Nearest bus stop
70 m
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Schools

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

Strong schools
16 schools within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding. Nearest is Millfield Primary School (890 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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Millfield Primary School · PrimaryGood890 mOfsted ↗
Longwood Primary School · PrimaryGood1.0 kmOfsted ↗
Dunstall Park Primary School · Primary1.7 kmOfsted ↗
Lift Tamworth · SecondaryRequires improvement2.9 kmOfsted ↗
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS · SecondaryGood3.0 kmOfsted ↗
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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.

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Millfield Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Longwood Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Dunstall Park Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Lift Tamworth — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
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The practical file

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

Council tax band B (≈£1,829/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 98% of premises · 16 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band B
£1,829/yr · Lichfield
Gigabit broadband
98%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
16
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
495 m
Spencer's Activity Park
Cafés, pubs & restaurants239 mThe Longwood
Banks, post & essentials808 mJet
Health908 mSir Robert Peel Community Hospital
Food shops877 mTesco Express
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 4.6/5 across 37 rated places. 1 rated 2 or below within a mile.

Nearest rated places (8)
5/5 Eight 2 Late137 mRetailers - other
5/5 The Longwood227 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Drayton Manor Cricket & Social Club242 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Footsteps Nursery & Pre School297 mCaring Premises
5/5 Bonehill Lodge Residential Home636 mCaring Premises
3/5 Three Tuns639 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 The Proper Plate668 mMobile caterer
5/5 Crafternoon Tea678 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
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All 11 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: The Longwood
All 2 banks, post & essentials — names & distancesnearest: Jet
All 1 health — names & distancesnearest: Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
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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 012C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 0% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: crime and living environment score well, but a weaker education & skills.

Breakdown by domain
Income5/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills4/10
Health6/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access5/10
Living environment7/10

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 3QF.

Low crime
117 crimes over 24 months — about 5 a month, most often violent crime (47%). Trend rising (+13% year on year).
Lower crime than about 75% 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

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violent crime55 (47%)
anti social behaviour22 (19%)
vehicle crime11 (9%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
violent crime55 (47%)
anti social behaviour22 (19%)
vehicle crime11 (9%)
public order9 (8%)
criminal damage arson8 (7%)
other theft6 (5%)
burglary3 (3%)
shoplifting2 (2%)
Trend over 23 months
Trend
+13%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~5
incidents / month
Recent months
~5
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 5Jul 242024-08: 42024-09: 82024-10: 92024-11: 22024-12: 52025-01: 22025-03: 52025-04: 32025-05: 52025-06: 42025-07: 62025-08: 42025-09: 52025-10: 42025-11: 72025-12: 72026-01: 12026-02: 82026-03: 82026-04: 12026-05: 102026-06: 4Jun 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 3 years of records.

Collisions
2
within 500 m
Per year
0.7
over 3 years
Casualties
6
all severities
Fatal0
Serious0
Slight2
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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: low
Nothing at this location that would typically trouble a lender.
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
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Surface water (rainfall)
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 waterLowLow
Rivers & seaVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 1.0 km away.

Storm overflows & water quality
7 storm overflows monitored within 3 km
Worst site (GLASCOTE ROAD CSO): 19 spills over 0 hours in 2025.
Monitored overflows nearby (6)
DRAYTON MANOR DRIVE - FAZELEY SPS6 spillsinto BOURNE BROOK · 656 m · Severn Trent Water
TWO GATES-MOUNT PLEASANT CSO9 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 1.5 km · Severn Trent Water
CSO AT LICHFIELD ROAD SPS9 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 1.9 km · Severn Trent Water
DRAYTON BASSETT - SALTS LANE SPS4 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF GALLOWS BROOK · 2.1 km · Severn Trent Water
GLASCOTE ROAD CSO19 spillsinto RIVER ANKER · 2.3 km · Severn Trent Water
TAMWORTH SWAGE PUMPING STATION8 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF RIVER TAME · 2.6 km · Severn Trent Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

Wilnecote Landfill Site (Landfill Gas, 1 MW) is operational 2.6 km away.

All 1 projects
Wilnecote Landfill Site1 MWLandfill Gas · operational · 2.6 km
Radon
Lowest
< 1% of homes above action level
Coal mining
Not in a coalfield
Coal Authority
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EA Flood Map for Planning zone (rivers & sea, zones 2–3)
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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 243 Lichfield Street's location.

Mapped noise reaches ~68 dB — worth checking in person · NO₂ ~9 µg/m³
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (Lden day-evening-night) — warm colours are louder
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Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime68 dB Lden
15 dB above the 53 dB guideline — high
35guideline 5385 dB
Night62 dB Lnight
17 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, 18.3 km away — may see overflight depending on runway use.
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.
NO₂9 µg/m³Good
PM2.57 µg/m³Moderate
PM1013 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
9 µg/m³Good
9 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
Cleaner than 5% of the country
PM2.5
7 µg/m³Moderate
7 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
PM10
13 µg/m³Good
13 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
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 243 Lichfield Street sits in its local market.

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

243 Lichfield Street: quick answers

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

When did 243 Lichfield Street last sell, and for how much?

243 Lichfield Street last sold for £125,000 on 31 Jul 2008, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 243 Lichfield Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 243 Lichfield Street between 1996 and 2008. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 243 Lichfield Street?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 86 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 243 Lichfield Street?

243 Lichfield Street is in council tax band B, costing about £1,829 a year (Lichfield).

How energy efficient is 243 Lichfield Street?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 71). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 243 Lichfield Street worth today?

Carrying its 2008 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 9.3% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £467,000–£778,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

What is crime like near 243 Lichfield Street?

Police recorded 117 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 5 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 243 Lichfield Street?

16 schools are within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Millfield Primary School (890 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

What transport links are near 243 Lichfield Street?

The nearest station is Wilnecote, about a 32-minute walk. The closest bus stop is about 70 m away.

Is 243 Lichfield Street at risk of flooding?

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

How fast is broadband at 243 Lichfield Street?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at B78 3QF

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

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (27)
Last sold
1997
Price
£60,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1998
Price
£58,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2000
Price
£70,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£169,950
Sales
1
Floor area
114 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£225,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2023
Price
£232,500
Sales
3
Floor area
118 m²
Last sold
2023
Price
£280,000
Sales
1
Floor area
117 m²
Last sold
2017
Price
£205,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2026
Price
£317,500
Sales
3
Floor area
94 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£249,950
Sales
3
Floor area
129 m²
Last sold
2011
Price
£249,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2003
Price
£115,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2025
Price
£275,000
Sales
4
Floor area
80 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£220,000
Sales
1
Floor area
96 m²
Last sold
2019
Price
£280,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2017
Price
£265,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2006
Price
£140,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2018
Price
£193,000
Sales
5
Floor area
89 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£260,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2015
Price
£180,000
Sales
7
Floor area
70 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£125,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2007
Price
£261,900
Sales
1
Last sold
2000
Price
£60,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£405,000
Sales
6
Floor area
120 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£158,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£68,000
Sales
1
Floor area
89 m²
Last sold
2000
Price
£76,500
Sales
2
Floor area
82 m²

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

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