16 The Vale, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4EN

16 The Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B11 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 131% above the 2025 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 44.5% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £145,000. At 129 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (182 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).