2 Poplar Avenue, Crompton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3QQ

2 Poplar Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 0.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 96% above the 2012 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in April 2012.