1 West Drive, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 3ST

1 West Drive is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 3ST). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 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 124 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 362.5% above the 1999 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.