8 Mervyn Road, Birmingham, B21 8DE

8 Mervyn Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B21 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 72.7% above the 2005 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.