4 Appletree Close, Birmingham, B31 2YP

4 Appletree Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B31 2YP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 60.2% above the 2012 sale of £157,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in March 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.