23 Southam Close, Birmingham, B28 0AE

23 Southam Close is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B28 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 64.8% above the 2015 sale of £252,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.