1 The Orchards, Dark Lane, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6BP

1 The Orchards is a five-bedroom detached house in Astwood Bank, Redditch, Redditch (B96 6BP). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2179 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Redditch HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 33.4% above the 2010 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.