13 Highfield Road, Bromsgrove, B61 7BD

13 Highfield Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bromsgrove (B61 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) 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 July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 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 Bromsgrove HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 51% above the 2007 sale of £145,000. At 72 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 39 EPCs).