18 Melstock Road, Birmingham, B14 7ND

18 Melstock Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B14 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 167 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 52% above the 2016 sale of £349,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.