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Get started18 Cook Street is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B7 5LP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 163.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £168,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Latest sale on 18 Cook Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 8 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 8 years.
18 Cook Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,400
Street avg £1,439
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Aston Rail Station — railway station.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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11 February 2022Most recent
£168,000
+97.8%over 7 years26 March 2014
£84,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in B7 5LP: £120,000 (2021–2004).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
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