42 Suffolk Way, B78 3XD

Detached house102 m²EPC DBand CFreehold

42 Suffolk Way, in B78, is a freehold detached house on Suffolk Way. It last sold for £67,000 in 1996 — its 2nd recorded sale, down 2% on its first recorded sale of £68,500 in 1995.

24 min walk to WilnecoteLow crimeFlood risk very low12 of 16 schools Good+Road noise ~57 dB
52.61622, -1.70162 · B78 3XD

What this home is

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

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
102 m²
1,098 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
5.1 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 £110,000£120,000 today, from its £67,000 sale carried along the local index — in a pocket pricier than the wider area.

Most likely range today
£110,000£120,000
The last sold price carried forward along the local price index. Wider 80% range £96,000 – £135,000. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (1996)
£67,000
The known fact every projection starts from — HM Land Registry's recorded price.
£67,000£120,000£110,000sold Dec 96today
£67k£120k£110ksold Dec 96today
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 £657 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 · this home£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£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 +5% vs the wider B78 area (last 12 months, same window both sides).

B78 3 · postcode sector£390,000
B78 · postcode district£372,000
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Tamworth, the official average home value is £226,366+2% in a year, +19% over five.

Detached · this home£365,656
Semi-detached£230,625
Terraced£191,201
Flat / maisonette£114,332

Covers the whole Tamworth area, not this postcode.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 42 Suffolk Way, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 1995, down 2% from first to latest.

£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k1995200120072013201920252026£243k-2%Sold 1996: £67,000£67kSold 1995: £68,500£69k
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k199520112026£243k-2%Sold 1996: £67,000£67kSold 1995: £68,500£69k
B78 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

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

Energy certificate 8 Dec 2021
Rated EPC D · 102 m² recorded
Energy certificate 15 Nov 2011
Rated EPC D · 100 m² recorded
6 Dec 1996Most recent
£67,000-2%
Detached house · Freehold · -1.3%/yr since the previous sale
10 Mar 1995
£68,500
Detached house · Freehold · New build
Built 1983-1990
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

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

How it compares on Suffolk Way

Against the 43 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Larger than the typical home on Suffolk Way by 63%
Floor area
18 homes
50 m²This home 102 m²
Street median 63 m² · higher than 89% of the street

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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 42 Suffolk Way's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (61/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,045 a year. Certificate valid until December 2031.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 79
D55–68
This home · 61
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
5.1 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£1,045/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
8 Dec 2021
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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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.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
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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 24-minute walk
Rail station. Closest bus stop about 207 m away.
Stations (blue rail, indigo underground) and nearest bus stops (amber) — NaPTAN
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Nearest station
Wilnecote
Rail
Walk time
~24 min
1.6 km
Nearest bus stop
207 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 (439 m).
Nearest schools — blue primary, pink secondary (DfE/Ofsted)
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Millfield Primary School · PrimaryGood439 mOfsted ↗
Two Gates Primary School · PrimaryGood1.2 kmOfsted ↗
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School · PrimaryGood1.5 kmOfsted ↗
Lift Tamworth · SecondaryRequires improvement2.3 kmOfsted ↗
The Wilnecote School · SecondaryGood2.8 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
Two Gates Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School — KS2 results, admission odds & capacity
Lift Tamworth — Progress 8, GCSE results & admission odds
The Wilnecote School — 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 C (≈£2,045/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 98% of premises · 17 amenities in a 15-minute walk.

Council tax
Band C
£2,045/yr · Tamworth
Gigabit broadband
98%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
Amenities
17
within a 15-minute walk
Nearest green space
626 m
Spencer's Activity Park
Cafés, pubs & restaurants96 mThree Tuns Inn
Banks, post & essentials222 mJet
Food shops303 mTesco Express
Parks & green space626 mSpencer's Activity Park
Food hygiene

Food hygiene nearby averages 4.6/5 across 38 rated places. 1 rated 2 or below within a mile.

Nearest rated places (8)
3/5 Three Tuns89 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 The Sawmill Servery145 mMobile caterer
5/5 The Proper Plate190 mMobile caterer
5/5 Jet Garage223 mRetailers - other
3/5 The Fazeley Inn260 mPub/bar/nightclub
5/5 Pepe's Piri Piri282 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
5/5 Kudos291 mRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen
2/5 Fortune Garden297 mTakeaway/sandwich shop
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All 10 cafés, pubs & restaurants — names & distancesnearest: Three Tuns Inn
All 3 banks, post & essentials — names & distancesnearest: Jet
All 2 food shops — names & distancesnearest: Tesco Express
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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 Tamworth 005B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 5/10mid-range for England; household income about 3% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

5/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

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

Breakdown by domain
Income5/10
Employment5/10
Education & skills3/10
Health4/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access6/10
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 3XD.

Low crime
393 crimes over 24 months — about 16 a month, most often violent crime (47%). Trend rising (+41% year on year).
Lower crime than about 55% 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)
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violent crime183 (47%)
public order43 (11%)
anti social behaviour38 (10%)
Full breakdown — every category, monthly trend & road safety
violent crime183 (47%)
public order43 (11%)
anti social behaviour38 (10%)
criminal damage arson31 (8%)
other theft22 (6%)
vehicle crime20 (5%)
burglary17 (4%)
other crime11 (3%)
Trend over 24 months
Trend
+41%
recent vs earlier months
Earlier months
~14
incidents / month
Recent months
~19
incidents / month
202520262024-07: 22Jul 242024-08: 112024-09: 182024-10: 212024-11: 112024-12: 42025-01: 102025-02: 72025-03: 152025-04: 142025-05: 42025-06: 262025-07: 152025-08: 202025-09: 172025-10: 142025-11: 272025-12: 162026-01: 152026-02: 102026-03: 272026-04: 242026-05: 202026-06: 25Jun 26

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

Road safety

1 fatal or serious collision recorded within 500 m over 5 years — check whether these cluster at one junction.

Collisions
9
within 500 m
Per year
1.8
over 5 years
Casualties
9
all severities
Fatal0
Serious1
Slight8
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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: watch
EA Flood Map for Planning — blue shading marks rivers & sea flood zones 2–3
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Surface water (rainfall)
Very Low
Chance of flooding in heavy rainfall — EA NaFRA2.
Very low
Low
Medium
High
Climate outlook · 2040s–2060s (central climate scenario)
Surface waterVery LowVery Low
No increase projected under the central climate scenario (EA NaFRA2).

Nearest watercourse: 594 m away.

Storm overflows & water quality
10 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 · 682 m · Severn Trent Water
TWO GATES-MOUNT PLEASANT CSO9 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 898 m · Severn Trent Water
GLASCOTE ROAD CSO19 spillsinto RIVER ANKER · 1.9 km · Severn Trent Water
DRAYTON BASSETT - SALTS LANE SPS4 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF GALLOWS BROOK · 2.1 km · Severn Trent Water
CSO AT LICHFIELD ROAD SPS9 spillsinto RIVER TAME · 2.1 km · Severn Trent Water
TAMWORTH SWAGE PUMPING STATION8 spillsinto TRIBUTARY OF RIVER TAME · 2.1 km · Severn Trent Water
Energy infrastructure nearby

Wilnecote Landfill Site (Landfill Gas, 1 MW) is operational 2.1 km away.

All 1 projects
Wilnecote Landfill Site1 MWLandfill Gas · operational · 2.1 km
Radon
Low
1–3% of homes above action level
Coal mining
In a coalfield
mining search advised
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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.

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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 42 Suffolk Way's location.

Moderate mapped noise (~57 dB) · NO₂ ~10 µg/m³
DEFRA strategic noise mapping (Lden day-evening-night) — warm colours are louder
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Road noise
DEFRA
Daytime57 dB Lden
4 dB above the 53 dB guideline — moderate
35guideline 5385 dB
Night44 dB Lnight
within the 45 dB guideline — low noise
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.
NO₂10 µg/m³Good
PM2.57 µg/m³Moderate
PM1012 µg/m³Good
How each pollutant compares — WHO guideline, UK limit & national average
NO₂
10 µg/m³Good
10 µg/m³
WHO 10UK limit 40
National average 3 µg/m³
PM2.5
7 µg/m³Moderate
7 µg/m³
WHO 5UK limit 20
National average 5 µg/m³
PM10
12 µg/m³Good
12 µg/m³
WHO 15UK limit 40
National average 8 µg/m³
Cleaner than 5% 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.

Also recorded here: Flood Risk Zone.

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The 2 planning applications near this address, in full

Applications at and near this property with their outcomes, the local approval rate, major developments nearby, and odour sources within range.

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Planning applications at this property, with outcomes
Applications next door & nearby (within 40 m)
Local approval rate & major developments
Odour sources within range (sewage works, landfill, industry)

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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 42 Suffolk Way sits in its local market.

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

42 Suffolk Way: quick answers

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

When did 42 Suffolk Way last sell, and for how much?

42 Suffolk Way last sold for £67,000 on 6 Dec 1996, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 42 Suffolk Way been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 42 Suffolk Way between 1995 and 1996. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 42 Suffolk Way?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 102 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 42 Suffolk Way?

42 Suffolk Way is in council tax band C, costing about £2,045 a year (Tamworth).

How energy efficient is 42 Suffolk Way?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 61). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is crime like near 42 Suffolk Way?

Police recorded 393 crimes within about 400 m over 24 months — roughly 16 a month, most often violent crime. The trend is rising. (Source: Police.uk)

What schools are near 42 Suffolk Way?

16 schools are within range, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest is Millfield Primary School (439 m). (Source: DfE/Ofsted)

What transport links are near 42 Suffolk Way?

The nearest station is Wilnecote, about a 24-minute walk. The closest bus stop is about 207 m away.

Is 42 Suffolk Way at risk of flooding?

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

How fast is broadband at 42 Suffolk Way?

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

Other homes at B78 3XD

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Suffolk Way.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2007
Price
£204,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2000
Price
£99,500
Sales
3
Last sold
2003
Price
£159,950
Sales
3
Last sold
2003
Price
£130,500
Sales
2
Floor area
60 m²
Last sold
2015
Price
£162,500
Sales
5
Floor area
62 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£138,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2021
Price
£269,500
Sales
4
Floor area
69 m²
Last sold
2013
Price
£145,000
Sales
2
Floor area
139 m²
Last sold
2020
Price
£261,000
Sales
6
Last sold
1998
Price
£59,950
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£262,500
Sales
3
Last sold
2023
Price
£219,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2019
Price
£248,500
Sales
5
Last sold
2005
Price
£144,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2003
Price
£99,995
Sales
1
Last sold
2018
Price
£202,500
Sales
2
Floor area
66 m²
Last sold
2014
Price
£140,000
Sales
2
Floor area
55 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£81,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2000
Price
£83,500
Sales
1
Last sold
2008
Price
£146,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2003
Price
£132,950
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£205,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2008
Price
£102,500
Sales
3
Last sold
2023
Price
£247,500
Sales
3
Floor area
59 m²
Last sold
2025
Price
£280,000
Sales
7
Floor area
63 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£220,000
Sales
6
Floor area
55 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£210,000
Sales
5
Floor area
59 m²
Last sold
2001
Price
£104,000
Sales
2
Floor area
72 m²
Last sold
2004
Price
£177,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1995
Price
£54,250
Sales
1
Floor area
53 m²

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

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