25 Woodlands Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3AG

25 Woodlands Road is a mid-terrace house in Saltley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B8 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 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 Birmingham HPI: 16% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 41.7% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).