249 Cromwell Lane, Birmingham, B31 1AX

249 Cromwell Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B31 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 81.9% above the 2016 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. At 66 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 9 EPCs).