28 Hales Gardens, Birmingham, B23 5DF

28 Hales Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B23 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 100% above the 2015 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.