22 Westbourne Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AT

22 Westbourne Road is a semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 85 m² this is the 28th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 42 units on file.

Across 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -92% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 1230% above the 2020 sale of £10,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£11/sq ft) was about 85.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £10,000 in January 2020.