40 Springfield Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0DS

40 Springfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, Birmingham (B36 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 5-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 76.9% above the 2014 sale of £147,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).