238 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4HA

238 School Road is a semi-detached house in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–159 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 21.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 167.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.