85 Minstead Road, Birmingham, B24 8PS

85 Minstead Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B24 8PS). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 53.8% above the 2019 sale of £160,000. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold March 2019 for £160,000.