26 Beech Farm Croft, Birmingham, B31 2LG

26 Beech Farm Croft is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B31 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 28.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 35.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.