1 Corncrake Close, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1HY

1 Corncrake Close is a detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2014 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 lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £445,000 sits 304.5% above the 1997 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm. At 137 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 10 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.