18 Bierton Road, Birmingham, B25 8PY

18 Bierton Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B25 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 58% above the 2009 sale of £100,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).