23 Ashby Close, Birmingham, B8 2RB

23 Ashby Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B8 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. 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 Birmingham HPI: 10.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 57.7% above the 2007 sale of £239,000. At 132 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 25 EPCs).