1 Calthorpe Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3LZ

1 Calthorpe Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 492.9% above the 2001 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 76% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.