1 Esme Road, Birmingham, B11 4NH

1 Esme Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B11 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 202.9% above the 1999 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm.