Marston Villa, Kingsbury Road, Marston, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DW

Marston Villa is a five-bedroom detached house in Marston, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B76 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £818,000 is 46.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.