163 May Lane, Birmingham, B14 4AL

163 May Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B14 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 59.2% above the 2010 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 46.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.