873 Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 0BT

873 Chester Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 42.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 19% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.