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

8 Balaams Wood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Northfield, Birmingham, Birmingham (B31 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 200.9% above the 2000 sale of £129,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm.