12 Dora Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RL

12 Dora Road is a mid-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 268.9% above the 2003 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm.