23 Bates Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1TL

23 Bates Close is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1TL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £298,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.