1928 Arts & Crafts residence by Owen Parsons, retained and modernised for large-scale family living
Home 174 · For sale
Culross House
5 Luttrell Road, Four Oaks, West Midlands
Independent reading
A 1928 Owen Parsons Arts & Crafts house with seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, an independent annexe, four-car garage and mature south-facing gardens of about 1.25 acres on the Four Oaks Estate.
The £3.25m asking level is about £504 per current-original 6,454 sq ft or £520 per secondary 6,245 sq ft. This is an evidence range, not a valuation: title, signed component measurement, alteration approvals, annexe status, survey findings and actual estate costs decide the offer.
Bedrooms7
Publisher-stated area6,454 sq ft
Grounds, approx.1.25 acres
The 30-second view
Three things worth knowing.
Whether title and Four Oaks Estate obligations, signed component area, alteration and annexe approvals, survey findings and actual running records support the £504–£520 per attributed sq ft evidence range.
The two current area figures differ by 209 sq ft and may allocate the annexe or garage differently. The density comparison must not select one denominator until a signed component schedule is obtained.
Consider the next stepUnderstand the purchase.
Explore costs, work back from your budget, and discover three alternatives.
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Understand the purchase.
Explore costs, work back from your budget, and discover three alternatives.
A clearer purchase / Culross House
The house price is
only the beginning.
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Ownership and main-residence replacement rules matter. Select based on your circumstances; owning another home does not always mean the surcharge applies.
Tax rates checked 26 October 2026. Rules can change; verify for your completion date.
HMRC SDLT ↗Non-resident rules ↗Welsh LTT ↗Scottish LBTT ↗Scottish ADS ↗Another possibility
What else could
this budget buy?
At or below this home’s recorded reference of £3,250,000. Up to three other admitted £2.5m+ homes recorded for sale, ordered by nearest asking price below the ceiling. Location, condition, tax and ownership costs differ. Availability requires confirmation.
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- Bedrooms
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- Recorded area
- 5,048 sq ft
- Recorded land
- Unknown
- Ownership intensity
- High · editorial
Source checked: 19 Aug 2026
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- Bedrooms
- 5
- Recorded area
- 5,782 sq ft
- Recorded land
- 0.72 acres
- Ownership intensity
- High · editorial
Source checked: 21 Aug 2026
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£3,250,000Award-winning timber-clad modernist country house
- Bedrooms
- 7
- Recorded area
- 5,343 sq ft
- Recorded land
- 3.5 acres
- Ownership intensity
- High · editorial
Source checked: 26 Aug 2026
Explore this home ↗How we assess this homeOptional scores, the reasons behind them and the detailed decision tools.+
These are Aveno’s editorial assessments, not valuations, survey findings or guarantees. Design scores describe the selection; data-readiness scores describe how complete the recorded evidence is. Higher scores do not mean fewer purchase risks.
Why this belongs in Aveno
Remarkable is
an evidence test.
Flagship intelligence95remarkability / 100
PUBLISHED after READY admission under the any-era luxury and publisher-link continuity policies: current sale, exact named identity, measured-area disclosure, complete buyer dossier and an exact official publisher-film bridge are present; playback is access-unavailable and not claimed.
Luxury and condition23/25
Current marketing presents a polished large-family interior; independent condition evidence remains buyer-side.
Design and character25/25
Documented 1928 Arts & Crafts authorship by Owen Parsons and retained original detailing provide exceptional character.
Privacy and setting24/25
Gated carriage drive and about 1.25 acres of mature south-facing garden on the Four Oaks Estate.
Lifestyle23/25
Seven bedrooms, six receptions, annexe, games room and four-car garage support substantial family and guest use.
- A documented Owen Parsons Arts & Crafts house on one of Four Oaks Estate's principal roads.
- Generous, characterful family accommodation with annexe and four-car garaging.
- A mature private 1.25-acre south-facing garden within a well-connected protected estate setting.
- Current exact named original instruction.
- Current price, accommodation, plot and measured-area evidence.
- Exact official property-film bridge on the original page.
- Independent architectural identity attribution.
- Complete decision-oriented buyer questions and tax calculations.
- Title and estate-obligation pack.
- Signed component-area reconciliation.
- Approvals and annexe status.
- Direct EPC, specialist condition and actual costs.
- Playback access-unavailable and not claimed.
Aveno Decision Engine · live model
What does the evidence
change?
Current buyer actionINVESTIGATE — VERIFY TITLE, AREA, APPROVALS, CONDITION AND ESTATE COSTS
The architecture, space and garden are compelling; legal obligations, component evidence and actual ownership records decide the offer.
Identity confidence100%
Culross House, 5 Luttrell Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield
The current By Design instruction, exact embedded film, current Rightmove distribution, current Aston Knowles particulars and architectural records align the Culross House name, 5 Luttrell Road address, price, accommodation, area range, gardens and Owen Parsons identity.
UPRNStill protected
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Premium test
Is the asking premium supported?
Guide midpoint£3,250,000£5,420 / m²
versusLocal evidence benchmarkWithheld0 size-known local references
Subject vs unadjusted evidence—
ReferenceDateAreaPrice / ask£/m²
Resulting referenceWithheldNot a valuation. It exposes how much premium the evidence must justify.
The references are not a surveyor-selected valuation set. Recency, condition, land, architecture and improvements are not fully adjusted. Aveno shows the gap instead of hiding it behind false precision.
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True ownership load
The cost after the keys.
Five-year cost above purchase price£525,750–£923,750SDLT + disclosed transaction extras + acquisition checks + modelled running and replacement allowances. Mortgage interest and major defects excluded.
Energy and heatingPlanning range only for a 6,000-plus sq ft historic house and annexe; replace with three years of bills.£10,000–£28,000modelled
Gardens, trees and drivePlanning range only for 1.25 acres of mature landscaped grounds; replace with current contracts.£12,000–£32,000modelled
Insurance, security and fabric reservePlanning range only for a large 1928 house, annexe and extensive garaging; replace after surveys and insurer terms.£18,000–£52,000modelled
03
Claim audit
Marketing claim → buyer consequence.
Evidence readiness88/100
Tap the evidence cards as if the seller supplied them. Aveno recalculates the decision—not the beauty.
PROCEED TO VALUATION04
Property memory
The home’s price story.
Direct transaction memory is not yet matched.
This history does not prove fair value. It tells the buyer exactly how much of the current price must be explained by market growth, improvements, specification and scarcity.
Look beyond the listingSale history · heritage · planning evidenceOpen official records
Sources, facts and unanswered questionsRead the evidence ledger, publisher notes and questions to investigate.+
Official evidence map
What is matched.
What is withheld.
Land Registry can establish sale history; EPC can reveal rated floor area and energy assumptions; Planning Data can surface constraints by UPRN or coordinate. A link alone is never counted as intelligence.
connected
Original market evidence
Current £3.25m exact-property instruction and exact film bridge.
Source ↗partialArea
Current evidence ranges from 6,245 to 6,454 sq ft; signed components outstanding.
Source ↗connectedArchitecture
Culross House, 5 Luttrell Road, is documented as Owen Parsons' 1928 work.
Source ↗partialOfficial film
Exact official embedded YouTube identity; playback not independently checked.
Source ↗not matchedTitle, approvals and costs
Official title/UPRN, approvals, direct EPC, surveys and actual running records not connected.
Source ↗Published / verified
- The current original By Design instruction offers Culross House with no onward chain at offers over £3.25m.
- The named identity is Culross House, 5 Luttrell Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield B74 2SR; official title and UPRN remain to be connected.
- The current original attributes 6,454 sq ft, seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and six receptions; current secondary particulars attribute about 6,245 sq ft.
- The 1928 Arts & Crafts house is attributed to Owen Parsons and retains original character alongside a large kitchen/dining room, orangery and modern family accommodation.
- The programme includes an annexe above a four-car garage, games room, office, gated carriage drive and mature south-facing gardens of about 1.25 acres.
- Standard-rate SDLT at £3.25m is £303,750; the additional-property illustration is £466,250. Buyer circumstances and completion-date rules require professional confirmation.
Investigate next
- Obtain the registered title, plan and UPRN; verify the 5 Luttrell Road identity, boundaries, estate covenants, access, shared or private services and any management obligations.
- Commission a signed RICS component measurement reconciling the 6,245–6,454 sq ft range and separating principal house, annexe and four-car garage.
- Obtain planning, Building Control, warranty and lawful-use evidence for alterations, orangery, annexe, garage works and any proposed rear extension.
- Commission building, roof, damp, drainage, electrical, heating, tree and garden-wall surveys, and obtain the current direct EPC and service records.
- Obtain three years of energy, grounds, insurance, security and maintenance costs plus condition-adjusted completed-sale evidence from the Four Oaks Estate.
Still unknown
- Official title, UPRN, boundaries, covenants, estate charges, access and service obligations.
- Signed component areas and the reason for the 6,245–6,454 sq ft difference.
- Complete approvals and lawful-use evidence for the annexe, orangery, garage and other alterations.
- Independent condition, direct EPC and actual annual operating costs.
- Independent film playback was access-unavailable; the exact current publisher identity is established and no broken, removed or mismatched evidence was found.
By Design's current exact instruction was rechecked on 4 November 2026: available with no onward chain at offers over £3.25m, seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, six receptions, 6,454 sq ft and about 1.25 acres. Current Aston Knowles particulars identify 5 Culross House, B74 2SR and approximately 6,245 sq ft. The live original embeds official YouTube HH-piTR_5yw. Official publisher film; playback not independently checked. The current exact By Design instruction embeds official YouTube HH-piTR_5yw for Culross House. Aveno links to the publisher watch page and does not embed, copy, hotlink or rehost any photograph, thumbnail, film frame or footage. Managed playback was access-unavailable and is not claimed. Original labelled Aveno evidence graphic and current original listing link. Third-party material remains the property of its publisher. The publisher does not endorse Aveno’s independent assessment.
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