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

40 Rookery Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) 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 July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in April 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 16.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 59.2% above the 2006 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.