28 Rookery Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DQ

28 Rookery Road is an eight-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, 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 82).

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 131.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 157.5% above the 2002 sale of £137,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.