12 Blackrock Road, Birmingham, B23 7XT

12 Blackrock Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B23 7XT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 109% above the 2011 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.