29 College Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3SH

29 College Road is a detached house in Alum Rock, Birmingham, Birmingham (B8 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 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 lagged Birmingham HPI: -3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 86.9% above the 2008 sale of £160,000. At 120 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 22 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.