9 Newton Grove, Dartmouth Road, Birmingham, B29 6ED

9 Newton Grove is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B29 6ED). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 19.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 53.1% above the 2007 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 273% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.