12 Croydon Road, Bournbrook, Birmingham, B29 7BP

12 Croydon Road is a nine-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bournbrook, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 67), 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 Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 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: 14.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 sits 63% above the 2008 sale of £229,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 70.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 32 EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.