172 Chingford Road, Birmingham, B44 0BL

172 Chingford Road is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B44 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 921 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 84.3% above the 2005 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 19% below the postcode norm. At 86 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).