23 Melstock Road, Birmingham, B14 7ND

23 Melstock Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B14 7ND). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since December 2000, a hold of 25 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 £523,000 sits 182.1% above the 2000 sale of £185,400. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.