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Get started288a is a seven-bedroom detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 85% above the 2024 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2024 for £240,000.
288a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 288a.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension.
288a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, 288a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£952
Street avg £1,577
Floor Area
252 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
5 more applications for this property
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24 May 2024Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 2RB: £182,000 (2023–2003).
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Perry Barr Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth. 55 schools nearby.
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