2 High Street, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6DB

2 High Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Astwood Bank, Redditch, Redditch (B96 6DB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 sits 116.3% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 33.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.