1 Brook Road, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9UH

1 Brook Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 sits 380.7% above the 1998 sale of £28,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.