229 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5BE

229 Chester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 sits 124.8% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.