4 Oakdene Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8LQ

4 Oakdene Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnt Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1331 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 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 lagged Birmingham HPI: -1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 191.5% above the 2009 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. At 124 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 13 EPCs).