1a, Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JE

1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (212 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 31.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 106% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £150,000.