149 Balden Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2EL

149 Balden Road is a semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B32 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. 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 £393,000 sits 152.7% above the 2001 sale of £155,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 44.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 12 EPCs).