5 Hall Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1DH

5 Hall Road is a mid-terrace house in Saltley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B8 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 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. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 230.4% above the 1998 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.