52 Holly Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2DB

52 Holly Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 2000, a hold of 26 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. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 633.3% above the 2000 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm.