290a, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7NH

290a is a mid-terrace house in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–300 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 31% below the 2017 sale of £200,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 92.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 years since the last transfer (December 2017).