1 Church Lane, Kitts Green, Birmingham, B33 9EG

1 Church Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kitts Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 86.3% above the 2010 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).