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

98 Umberslade Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7SD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

It hasn't traded since March 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 232.4% above the 1999 sale of £35,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.