278b, Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 1AA

278b is a property in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B11 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1256 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 117 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 90–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 53.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 100% above the 1999 sale of £87,500. At 117 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).