23 Albert Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9BD

23 Albert Road is a mid-terrace house in Stechford, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 104.2% above the 2007 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).