17 Gilchrist Drive, Birmingham, B15 3NG

17 Gilchrist Drive is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B15 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 80.7% above the 2011 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.