27 Cromwell Lane, Birmingham, B31 1AB

27 Cromwell Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B31 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 23 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.