15 Osprey Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5JQ

15 Osprey Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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: 11% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 52.8% above the 2007 sale of £207,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.