79 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7SB

79 Umberslade Road is a detached house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7SB). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 97% above the 2004 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.