18 The Limes, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AF

18 The Limes is a four-bedroom detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 66.2% above the 2013 sale of £201,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013).