38 Francis Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LX

38 Francis Road is an end-of-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 62.5% above the 2018 sale of £160,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.