4 Douglas Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EN

4 Douglas Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B36 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 59% above the 2011 sale of £305,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.