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

38 Rookery Road is an eight-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in February 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 90.8% above the 2007 sale of £283,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.