1 Little Owl Close, Birmingham, B23 5AT

1 Little Owl Close is a detached house in Birmingham (B23 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 57.7% above the 2011 sale of £177,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.