9 Chestnut Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6AF

9 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Astwood Bank, Redditch, Redditch (B96 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 116.4% above the 2014 sale of £152,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 39.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.