14 Penley Grove, Birmingham, B8 2BJ

14 Penley Grove is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B8 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 161.5% above the 2002 sale of £61,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).