16 Luton Road, Birmingham, B29 7BN

16 Luton Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B29 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 441.2% above the 1998 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 58.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.