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

3 Hidcote Grove is a mid-terrace house in Kitts Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 0TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1996 — that's 30 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 £219,000 sits 448.2% above the 1996 sale of £39,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 73.9% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).