4 Sandpiper Way, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5GF

4 Sandpiper Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 5GF). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 75% above the 2008 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.