19 Hidcote Grove, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 0TZ

19 Hidcote Grove is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kitts Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 0TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 98.8% above the 2014 sale of £86,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.