8 Greenbank, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8DH

8 Greenbank is a mid-terrace house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8DH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2008 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 38.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.