47 Lea Road, Birmingham, B11 3LT

47 Lea Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B11 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 14.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 43.3% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).