3 Cofton Lake Road, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, B45 8PL

3 Cofton Lake Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cofton Hackett, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 sits 50.9% above the 2011 sale of £320,000.