26 Ampton Road, Birmingham, B15 2UP

26 Ampton Road is an eight-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B15 2UP). It has a recorded floor area of 479 m² (around 5156 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,169,000 sits 54.9% above the 2010 sale of £1,400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. At 479 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.