34 Bell Lane, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 0HT

34 Bell Lane is a detached house in Kitts Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 34.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 21.8% below the 2018 sale of £445,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 103.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2018. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £445,000 in May 2018.