284 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, B28 0DR

284 Highfield Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Hall Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B28 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £520,000 sits 82.5% above the 2003 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm.