2 Arlescote Close, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5AJ

2 Arlescote Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1342 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 60.3% above the 2010 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.