27 Duncombe Grove, Birmingham, B17 8SJ

27 Duncombe Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 8SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 312.4% above the 1999 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.