4 Brain Street, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2DJ

4 Brain Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Glascote, Tamworth, Tamworth (B77 2DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 761 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Tamworth HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 67.3% above the 2007 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.