12 Bloomsbury Grove, Birmingham, B14 7NU

12 Bloomsbury Grove is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B14 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 10th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 46 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 90% above the 2002 sale of £60,000. At 38 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 45 EPCs).