14 Croome Close, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4JG

14 Croome Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B11 4JG). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 53% above the 2011 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. At 154 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 16 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.