Rambler Cottage, Earls Common Road, Stock Green, Redditch, B96 6SY

Rambler Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Stock Green, Redditch, Redditch (B96 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced Redditch HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 is 34.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. At 139 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 9 EPCs).