229 Douglas Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6EX

229 Douglas Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6EX). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 89.8% above the 2003 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.