70 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6HY

70 Oak Tree Lane is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 6HY). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. 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: 17% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 sits 76.4% above the 2008 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 161 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.