82 Umberslade Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7SD

82 Umberslade Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7SD). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 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: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 80.6% above the 2007 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 34.1% below the postcode norm. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.