8 Birch Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2PF

8 Birch Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 2PF). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 sits 72% above the 2012 sale of £249,950. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.