18 Regent Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AB

18 Regent Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since January 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 40% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 15 EPCs).