30a, Lickey Square, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8HB

30a is a seven-bedroom detached house in Lickey, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2025. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since November 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £835,000 sits 74% above the 2009 sale of £480,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£874/sq ft) was about 169.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (186 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.