5 The Limes, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AF

5 The Limes is a two-bedroom detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 sits 53% above the 2010 sale of £196,120. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.