15 Austin Close, Birmingham, B27 6SQ

15 Austin Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B27 6SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 525 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 50.8% above the 2006 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 49 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 20 EPCs).