3 Castleford Grove, Blackford Road, Birmingham, B11 3SJ

3 Castleford Grove is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B11 3SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 19% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 463.6% above the 1999 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm.