298a, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7NH

298a is a mid-terrace house in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 4th 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.

Held since November 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 15.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 98.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 16 EPCs).