26a, School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4BJ

26a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 4BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 56).

It hasn't traded since March 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 88.5% above the 2004 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 86.2% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.