454 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5BP

454 Chester Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 sits 137.9% above the 2010 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.