Holmside, Grove Lane, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9PH

Holmside is a detached house in Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton Coldfield (B76 9PH). It has a recorded floor area of 659 m² (around 7093 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 659 m² the property is well over the postcode median (173 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £948,000 sits 352.5% above the 1995 sale of £209,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£30/sq ft) was about 84.6% below the postcode norm.