5 Kingston Row, Birmingham, B1 2NU

5 Kingston Row is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B1 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 40% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 50.8% below the postcode norm.