1 Douglas Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EN

1 Douglas Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 56% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.