7 Cossington Road, Birmingham, B23 5EL

7 Cossington Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B23 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 16.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 45.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.