8 Blackroot Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2QH

8 Blackroot Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £919,000 sits 112.5% above the 2011 sale of £432,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On the market in October 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.