1 Birchwood Avenue, Weston Super Mare, BS23 3JD

1 Birchwood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Weston Super Mare (BS23 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 296.8% above the 1999 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 60.3% below the postcode norm.