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

7 Balaams Wood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Northfield, Birmingham, Birmingham (B31 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 10.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 52.1% above the 2007 sale of £248,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.