17 Rookery Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DG

17 Rookery Road is an eight-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7DG). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £294,000 sits 345.5% above the 2000 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 29.7% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 6 is the typical count.