188 Witton Lodge Road, Birmingham, B23 5BW

188 Witton Lodge Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B23 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 6 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 25.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 83.9% above the 2009 sale of £99,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 4 EPCs).