563a, Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4LP

563a is an end-of-terrace house in Sparkhill, Birmingham, Birmingham (B11 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.