8a, Foregate Street, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6BW

8a is a mid-terrace house in Astwood Bank, Redditch, Redditch (B96 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Sale prices here have outpaced Redditch HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2020 for £133,000.