1 Highfield Close, Birmingham, B28 0BP

1 Highfield Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B28 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 54.8% above the 2011 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).