12 Balaams Wood Drive, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 5HF

12 Balaams Wood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Northfield, Birmingham, Birmingham (B31 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 511 m² (around 5500 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 222.9% above the 2002 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 77.5% below the postcode norm. At 511 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.