12 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7RZ

12 Umberslade Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 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: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 135% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 43.3% below the postcode norm. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.